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português

See also: portugués and portuguès

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Latin -ensis
    Late Latin portucalēnsis
    Old Galician-Portuguese portugaes
    Portuguese português

    From Old Galician-Portuguese portuguees, portugaes, from Late Latin portucalēnsis, also portucensis, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto. See Portugal.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /poɹtuˈɡe(j)s/
    • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /pɔhtuˈɡejs/, /pɔhtuˈɡejʃ/, /puhtuˈɡejs/, /puʈuˈɡejs/
    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -es, (Brazil, with intrusive j) -ejs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃ
    • Hyphenation: por‧tu‧guês
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    Adjective

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    português (feminine portuguesa, masculine plural portugueses, feminine plural portuguesas, not comparable)

    1. Portuguese (of or relating to the region of Portugal)
    2. Portuguese (of or relating to the people of Portugal)
    3. Portuguese (of or relating to the Portuguese language)

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    Noun

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    português m (plural portugueses, feminine portuguesa, feminine plural portuguesas)

    1. Portuguese (person native to Portugal)

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    Noun

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    português m (usually uncountable, plural portugueses)

    2. Portuguese language

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    Descendants

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    • → English: Portuguese
    • → Spanish: portugués
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