Definitions for Portuguese

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Portuguese Por·tu·guese

Spelling: [pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr-; pawr-ch

IPA: /ˌpɔr tʃəˈgiz, -ˈgis, ˌpoʊr-; ˈpɔr tʃəˌgiz, -ˌgis, ˈpoʊr-/

Portuguese is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 541 anagrams from letters in Portuguese (eegoprstuu).

Definitions for Portuguese

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Portugal.
2. a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and a few countries of Africa. Abbreviation: Pg, Pg.

Origin of Portuguese

1580-90; Portuguese português, Spanish portugués; see Portugal, -ese

Examples for Portuguese

Our steward was a Portuguese negro, of the most vicious and surly temper.

In 2008, the Portuguese police did clear the McCanns of any wrongdoing and closed the case.

Spanish or Portuguese or English; it was always an unhappy ending for the Indians.

The vessel was built of teak, and had been a frigate in the Portuguese service.

The goal came off his tummy inside the Portuguese box, an apt way to score for a very gutsy player.

I still have the beautiful Portuguese wire cage that the love birds came in.

The city was founded in 1471 as a base for Moroccans to fight off the invading Portuguese, who occupied the coastal areas.

In October 2013, the Portuguese police reopened the case in Portugal, paving the way for further investigations by Scotland Yard.

The interpreter, his countryman, called these Portuguese 'white gentlemen.'

I dined once with the Portuguese, and have given a brother of Tomasin's three fl.