portuguese
/pˈɔɹtʃʌɡˌiz/noun, adjective3 syllables
Portuguese means: of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language.
Synonyms for portuguese2
noun, as in the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
Portuguese language
adjective, as in of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language
Lusitanian
What does portuguese mean?3
adjective
1
of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language“Portuguese wines”
noun
1
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
2
a native or inhabitant of Portugal
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Portuguese in a sentence
- Portuguese is at present the seventh most spoken language in the world.Adelpa
- At the moment she's learning Portuguese, which she needs for her job.sundown
- The original edition is great, but the Portuguese translation contains errors.carlosalberto
- In Portuguese, every word stressed on the antepenultimate syllable has a diacritical mark.kedge
- In Portuguese, officially there are three conjugations, but in practice there are four.DJ_Saidez
- In Portuguese, the article is used in some cases and omitted in others.shekitten
- In Portuguese, this expression should be avoided, as it may suggest something offensive.carlosalberto
- But for some reasons, you still can't speak Portuguese in real life situations.josivangoncalves
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