Portugueseness

9.9

The customs, food, and music of people from Portugal

noun
/ˌpɔːr.tʃəˈɡiːz.nəs/

: portuguesidad

During the festival, the community proudly celebrates its Portugueseness through music and food.

Examples

The novel explores the deep sense of Portugueseness that shapes its characters and their traditions.
Her poetry captures the essence of Portugueseness amid a rapidly changing world.
The Portugueseness of the festival was evident in the traditional music.
Her Portugueseness shone through in her love for fado music.
During the festival, the community proudly celebrates its Portugueseness through music and food.
Her poetry captures the essence of Portugueseness amid a rapidly changing world.
The novel explores the deep sense of Portugueseness that shapes its characters and their traditions.

Surface Forms

Portugueseness singular

Portuguesenesses plural

Morphology

Portugueseness = Portuguese (transparent) = Portuguese + ness

Clear derivation from the adjective 'Portuguese' with the productive nominalizing suffix '-ness' indicating the state or quality of being Portuguese.

Etymology

The word Portugueseness comes from Portuguese, which comes from the country name Portugal, plus the ending -ness that means 'state' or 'quality'. So Portugueseness simply means 'the state of being Portuguese', the culture and character that show someone is from Portugal.