portuguès

See also: portugués and português

Catalan

Alternative forms

• portugalès (obsolete)
• portugués (Valencia)

Etymology

From portugalès, from Medieval Latin portucalēnsis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pur.tuˈɣɛs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [por.tuˈɣəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [poɾ.tuˈɣes]

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• Rhymes: -ɛs

Adjective

portuguès (feminine portuguesa, masculine plural portuguesos, feminine plural portugueses)

1. Portuguese (of, from or relating to Portugal)
2. (relational) Portuguese (relating to the Portuguese language)

Noun

portuguès m (plural portuguesos, feminine portuguesa)

1. Portuguese (native or inhabitant of Portugal) (male or of unspecified gender)

Related terms

• Portugal (“Portugal”)

Noun

portuguès m (uncountable)

1. Portuguese (a Romance language originating in Portugal and still used there and in former Portuguese possessions)

Further reading

• “portuguès” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “portuguès”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “portuguès” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “portuguès” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.