Portagee
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Portagee
- /ˈpɔɹtəɡi/ US
- /ˈpɔːtəɡi/ UK
Where it comes from
Variant of Portuguese, or perhaps back-formation from Portuguese taking it as a plural.
noun Portagees · Portugee
- A person from Portugal or a person of Portuguese descent. She lives in New Bedford, and her dad's not around much and her mum calls her boyfriend a Portagee, a fuckin' greenhorn, and she says, Ma, he's 3rd generation, but her mum just rolls her eyes and fixes a drink, fills her glass with ice from the icemaker they have, pours some bourbon from the bottle
adjective more Portagee · most Portagee · Portugee
- Portuguese. Did you hear about the man who was half Portagee and half Italian? He made himself an offer he couldn't understand.
Talk about this word "Portagee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/portagee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Portagee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/portagee "Portagee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/portagee.Cite this
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