Portuguese
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- adjective
- /ˌpɔr.tʃəˈɡiz/
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portugués
- I've heard that the Portuguese pork is phenomenal.
- Portuguese passport
- Portuguese version
- Portuguese government
That's Larissa Rodriguez with the Portuguese accent.
- That's Larissa Rodriguez with the Portuguese accent.
- And my mother's entire side of the family is they're, they're, you know, Irish Portuguese.
- I had Portuguese sausage with Maury boy and white rice.
- So from the Dodo, the Dow, Alan Tejo, these are places that really make some great, great Portuguese wines.
- Mainly I feel like it's Portuguese, Portuguese or Spanish.
Examples
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Now, please welcome our Portuguese speaking guest.
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Their organizations try to maintain cultural traditions; for example, Portuguese parishes still celebrate annual religious feasts.
Academic text (1991) -
The passengers were picked up by a Portuguese fishing boat.
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Thus the Portuguese colonial empire was born.
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The Portuguese language was a gift of your Father Cabral.
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We are indebted as well to Ana Castro for her guidance regarding Portuguese grammar.
Academic text (2013) -
She's Portuguese.
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Today, we're going to be cooking a traditional Portuguese meal, along with my daughter Jacqueline.
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I've heard that the Portuguese pork is phenomenal.
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Are you Portuguese?
Synonyms
Relating to Portugal, its people, or its old language
Compounds
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A large sea animal with a float and long tentacles that can sting people
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A language spoken mainly in Portugal and Brazil and in some African and Asian countries
- Literature
A former name for Guinea-Bissau, a country on the west coast of Africa that was a Portuguese colony until 1974
A tall evergreen tree with hanging branches native to Mexico and introduced to Portugal
An evergreen shrub with dense leaves and small pink or white bell-shaped flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Portuguese comes from the country name Portugal, which originally meant 'port of Cale' with portu- meaning 'port' and Cale an old place name. So Portuguese means 'from Portugal' and is used for things like wine, food, or tiles from that country.