Poortugaal

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as portegale in 1276. Derived from Middle Dutch Portegale (“Portugal”). Named after the country.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Poor‧tu‧gaal

Proper noun

Poortugaal n

1. A village and former municipality of Albrandswaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Poortugaaler

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “poortugaal”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN