Portuguese
noun
Por·tu·guese
ˈpȯr-chə-ˌgēz 
-ˌgēs;
ˌpȯr-chə-ˈgēz,
-ˈgēs
plural 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
Examples of Portuguese in a Sentence
She is teaching her son Portuguese.
the customs of the Portuguese
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Sung in Portuguese, the nomadic, electronic-tinged guitar ballad is an homage to the bikers and deliver people of São Paulo, Brazil who risk their lives daily navigating the vast city on their motorcycles.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 June 2024
Clearview has built a dedicated team selling its services to Latin America, and has made its tools available in Spanish and Portuguese.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 18 June 2024
On behalf of Shauna Bofill, husband Chris Portuguese, we are saddened but must report that the passing of Angela yesterday is indeed true.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 June 2024
There are countless others, watched in Portuguese on the way to Brazil, about First Nations communities en route to Canada, and set in 1980s Paris on my way to, well, Paris.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2023
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 June 2024
Clearview has built a dedicated team selling its services to Latin America, and has made its tools available in Spanish and Portuguese.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 18 June 2024
On behalf of Shauna Bofill, husband Chris Portuguese, we are saddened but must report that the passing of Angela yesterday is indeed true.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 June 2024
There are countless others, watched in Portuguese on the way to Brazil, about First Nations communities en route to Canada, and set in 1980s Paris on my way to, well, Paris.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2023
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“Portuguese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Portuguese. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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Portuguese
noun
Por·tu·guese
ˈpōr-chə-ˌgēz
ˈpȯr-
ˈpȯr-
-ˌgēs;
ˌpōr-chə-ˈgēz,
ˌpȯr-,
-ˈgēs
plural Portuguese
1
: a person born or living in Portugal
2
: the language of Portugal and Brazil
Portuguese
adjective
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