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Portuguese
- /ˌpɔː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/ UK
- /ˌpoɹ.t͡ʃəˈɡiz/ Canada, US
- /ˈpoɹ.t͡ʃəˌɡiz/ uncommon
- /ˌpoː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -iːz
Where it comes from
From Portuguese português. By surface analysis, Portugal + -ese.
adjective more Portuguese · most Portuguese · Portugueese · Portugueze · Portugese
- Of or pertaining to Portugal. Portuguese borders
- Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture. Portuguese cuisines
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Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.
Portuguese verbs
Similar: Portingal, Lusitanian
noun Portuguese · Portugueses · Portugueese · Portugueze · Portugese
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A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
[…] but so close lay the boats that even single hooks snarled, and Harvey found himself in hot argument with a gentle, hairy Newfoundlander on one side and a howling Portuguese on the other.
Similar: Portugal
proper noun Portugueese · Portugueze · Portugese
- A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cape Verde, East Timor, and Brazil. Portuguese, however, is slightly different from Catalan, Spanish, and Romanian in that there is no strict adjacency requirement between wh-words and the verbal cluster in indirect questions.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lusitanian, lusophone, portugais, portugal, macao, portugese, liga, concurred, lusa, portuguesa, portuguese-speaking, lusitanic, luso, lusitano, latin, portugee
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to Portugal
| Español | portugués |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포르투갈의 Poreutugar-ui |
| 日本語 | ポルトガルの Porutogaru no |
| 中文 | 葡萄牙的 Pútáoyá de |
| हिन्दी | पुर्तगाली purtagālī |
| Português | português, lusitano, lusitânico, luso |
| Français | portugais, portugaise |
| Deutsch | portugiesisch |
| Italiano | portoghese |
| Ελληνικά | πορτογαλικός portogalikós |
| Română | portughez |
| Русский | португа́льский portugálʹskij |
| Tiếng Việt | Bồ Đào Nha |
| العربية | بُرْتُغَالِيّ burtuḡāliyy |
| עברית | פּוֹרְטוּגֶזִי |
adj of or relating to the people of Portugal
| 한국어 | 포르투갈인의 poreutugarin-ui, 포르투갈 사람의 poreutugal saram-ui |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ポルトガル人の Porutogaru jin no |
| 中文 | 葡萄牙人的 Pútáoyárén de |
| हिन्दी | पुर्तगाली purtagālī |
| Português | português, lusitano, lusitânico, luso |
| Ελληνικά | Πορτογάλος Portogálos, Πορτογαλίδα Portogalída |
| Română | portughez |
adj of or relating to the Portuguese language
| Español | portugués |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포르투갈어의 poreutugareo-ui |
| 日本語 | ポルトガル語の Porutogaru go no |
| 中文 | 葡萄牙語的 /葡萄牙语的 Pútáoyáyǔ de |
| हिन्दी | पुर्तगाली purtagālī |
| Kiswahili | kireno |
| Português | português, lusitano, lusitânico, luso |
| Français | portugais, portugaise |
| Deutsch | portugiesisch |
| Ελληνικά | πορτογαλικά portogaliká |
| Română | portughez |
| Русский | португальский portugalʹskij |
| العربية | اَلْبُرْتُغَالِيَّة al-burtuḡāliyya |
| עברית | פּוֹרְטוּגָלִי, פּוֹרְטוּגֶזִי |
noun person native to Portugal
| Español | portugués, portuguesa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포르투갈인 poreutugarin, 포르투갈 사람 poreutugal saram |
| 日本語 | ポルトガル人 Porutogaru-jin |
| 中文 | 葡萄牙人 Pútáoyárén |
| हिन्दी | पुर्तगाली purtagālī |
| Kiswahili | Mreno |
| Português | português, portuguesa, luso, lusitano |
| Français | Portugais, Portugaise, portos |
| Deutsch | Portugiese, Portugiesin |
| Ελληνικά | Πορτογάλος Portogálos, Πορτογαλίδα Portogalída |
| Română | portughez, portugheză, portugal, portugală |
| Русский | португа́лец portugálec, португа́лка portugálka |
| Tiếng Việt | người Bồ-đào-nha |
| العربية | بُرْتُغَالِيّ burtuḡāliyy, بُرْتُغَالِيَّة burtuḡāliyya |
name the language
| Español | portugués |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포르투갈어 Poreutugareo, 포어 Po'eo |
| 日本語 | ポルトガル語 Porutogaru-go, 葡語 Pogo |
| 中文 | 葡萄牙語 /葡萄牙语 Pútáoyáyǔ |
| हिन्दी | पुर्तगाली purtagālī |
| Kiswahili | Kireno |
| Português | português |
| Français | portugais |
| Deutsch | Portugiesisch |
| Italiano | portoghese |
| Ελληνικά | πορτογαλικά portogaliká |
| Română | portugheză |
| Русский | португа́льский portugálʹskij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Bồ-đào-nha, tiếng Bồ Đào Nha |
| العربية | بُرْتُغَالِيَّة burtuḡāliyya, بُرْتُغَالِيّ burtuḡāliyy |
| עברית | פּוֹרְטוּגָלִית, פּוֹרְטוּגֶזִית |
Talk about this word "Portuguese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/portuguese. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Portuguese. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/portuguese "Portuguese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/portuguese.Cite this
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title = {Portuguese},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portuguese},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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