Definition of Lusitano-American
:a Brazilian wholly or partly of Portuguese descent
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Lusitano-American
noun
Lu·si·ta·no-American
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¦lüsə¦tā(ˌ)nō+
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Origin and Etymology of lusitano-american
Lusitano- Portuguese, Portuguese and (from New Latin, from Latin lusitanus Lusitanian, from Lusitania) + American
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