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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Por·tu·guese
noun \ˈpȯr-chə-ˌgēz, -ˌgēs; ˌpȯr-chə-ˈ\ plural Portuguese
Definition of PORTUGUESE
1
a : a native or inhabitant of Portugal b : one who is of Portuguese descent
2
: the Romance language of Portugal and Brazil
— Portuguese adjective
See Examples of PORTUGUESE
- She is teaching her son Portuguese.
- the customs of the Portuguese
Origin of PORTUGUESE
Portuguese português, adjective & noun, from Portugal
First Known Use: 1534
Rhymes with PORTUGUESE
Ambonese, Androcles, Annamese, antifreeze, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Cervantes, Ceylonese, Chersonese, Congolese, cottage cheese, diocese, expertise, Faeroese, federalese, fifth disease, Genovese, gourmandise, Hebrides, Heracles, Hercules, Hyades, ill at ease, in a breeze, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Kanarese, legalese, litotes, manganese, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, overseas, Pekingese, Pericles, Pleiades, Pyrenees, shoot the breeze, Siamese, Sienese, Silures, Sinhalese, Socrates, Sophocles, Sporades, to one's knees
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