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portoghese

See also: Portoghese

Italian

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Etymology

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Sense “free rider” from the expression fare il portoghese, from spectacles organized by the Portuguese embassy in Rome that were free for anyone declaring to be Portuguese (18th c.).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /por.toˈɡe.ze/, (traditional) /por.toˈɡe.se/[2]
  • Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ese
  • Hyphenation: por‧to‧ghé‧se

Adjective

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portoghese (plural portoghesi)

  1. Portuguese

Noun

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portoghese m or f by sense (plural portoghesi)

  1. Portuguese person
  2. free rider
    entrare alla portoghese ― to gatecrash (literally, “to enter as a free rider”)

Noun

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portoghese m (uncountable)

  1. the Portuguese language

Noun

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portoghese m (plural portoghesi)

  1. a Portuguese vine that produces red grapes
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References

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  1. ^ portoghese in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ portoghese in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • portoghese in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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