portuga

Portuguese

Etymology

Clipping of português (“Portuguese”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtu.ɡɐ/ [pohˈtu.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtu.ɡɐ/ [pohˈtu.ɡɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾˈtu.ɡɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁˈtu.ɡɐ/ [poχˈtu.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻˈtu.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtu.ɡɐ/ [puɾˈtu.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: por‧tu‧ga

Noun

portuga m or f by sense (plural portugas)

1. (Brazil, informal, ethnic slur) Portuguese (person from Portugal)

   Synonyms: português, tuga, luso

Adjective

portuga m or f (plural portugas, not comparable)

1. (Brazil, informal, ethnic slur) Portuguese (of Portugal)

   Synonyms: português, tuga, luso, lusitânico