Portugal
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Portugal
- /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/ UK
- /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/ UK
- /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/ US
- /ˈpɔɹtuɡɑːl/ US, rare
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed:
* From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia.
* From Latin calidus (“warm”).
* From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).
* An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).
proper noun Portingale · Portugall · Portingall
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A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.
A distinction is usually made between Old Portuguese (português antigo, português arcaico), referring to the period from the earliest texts to 1540, Classical Portuguese (1540-1850), and Modern Portuguese (1850 to the present). There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period in
Similar: Lusitania
noun Portugals · Portingale · Portugall · Portingall
- A Portuguese person. Some became Christians, from whose faith and race, even at this day (for it is an hundred yeares since) few Portugalls assure themselves; although custome and length of time be much more forcible counsellors unto such mutations than any other compulsion.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: spain, panama, norway, monaco, netherlands, finland, italy, portuguese, poland, greece, portugais, macao, por, portugese, lusa, portuguesa
Translations
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name country
| Español | Portugal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포르투갈 Poreutugal, 포도아 Podoa |
| 日本語 | ポルトガル Porutogaru, 葡萄牙 Porutogaru, 葡国 Pokoku |
| 中文 | 葡萄牙 Pútáoyá |
| हिन्दी | पुर्तगाल purtagāl |
| Kiswahili | Ureno |
| Português | Portugal |
| Français | Portugal |
| Deutsch | Portugal |
| Italiano | Portogallo |
| Ελληνικά | Πορτογαλία Portogalía |
| Română | Portugalia |
| Русский | Португа́лия Portugálija |
| Tiếng Việt | Bồ Đào Nha |
| العربية | الْبُرْتُغَال al-burtuḡāl |
| עברית | פּוֹרְטוּגָל portugál |
Talk about this word "Portugal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/portugal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Portugal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/portugal "Portugal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/portugal.Cite this
@misc{portugal_2026,
title = {Portugal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portugal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
