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Portuguese.

Of or pertaining to Portugal.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌpɔː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpoɹ.t͡ʃəˈɡiz/Canada, General-American/ˈpoɹ.t͡ʃəˌɡiz/uncommon/ˌpoː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. Of or pertaining to Portugal.

    Portuguese borders
  2. Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

    Portuguese cuisines
  3. Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.

    Portuguese verbs
Where this word comes from

From Portuguese português. By surface analysis, Portugal + -ese.

noun/ˌpɔː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpoɹ.t͡ʃəˈɡiz/Canada, General-American/ˈpoɹ.t͡ʃəˌɡiz/uncommon/ˌpoː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Portuguese português. By surface analysis, Portugal + -ese.

name/ˌpɔː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpoɹ.t͡ʃəˈɡiz/Canada, General-American/ˈpoɹ.t͡ʃəˌɡiz/uncommon/ˌpoː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cape Verde, East Timor, and Brazil.

Where this word comes from

From Portuguese português. By surface analysis, Portugal + -ese.

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