Portuguese
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- Portugueese (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Portuguese português.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˌpɔː.tʃəˈɡiːz/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -iːz
- (US) IPA: /ˈpɔɹ.tʃə.ɡiːz/
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Audio (US) (file)
Adjective [edit]
Portuguese (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal.
- 1973, Roger Parkinson, The Peninsular War, page 104
- The British army had already moved over the border and the commander had established his HQ high in the central Portuguese mountains at Viseu.
- 1973, Roger Parkinson, The Peninsular War, page 104
- Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.
- 1887, George Brown Goode, The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, section IV, page 33
- In San Diego County there is but one Portuguese fisherman, as is also the case in Los Angeles, the county immediately adjoining.
- 1887, George Brown Goode, The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, section IV, page 33
- Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.
- 1981, Milton Mariano Azevedo, A Contrastive Phonology of Portuguese and English, page 31
- The latter feature indicates that a Portuguese consonant cannot constitute the nucleus of a syllable.
- 1981, Milton Mariano Azevedo, A Contrastive Phonology of Portuguese and English, page 31
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Translations [edit]
of or relating to the region of Portugal
of or relating to the people of Portugal
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of or relating to the Portuguese language
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Noun [edit]
Portuguese (plural Portuguese)
- A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
- 1920, Paulus Edward Pieris, Ceylon and the Portuguese, 1505-1658, page 184
- With a view to securing its more efficient working, a Portuguese was placed in charge of the entire department as Vidane.
- 2000, René Chartrand & Bill Younghusband, The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars, volume 1, page 23
- Beresford required all materials for coatees, waistcoats and pantaloons to be sent out unmade, as the Portuguese were perfectly capable of making the suits up properly after delivery.
- 1920, Paulus Edward Pieris, Ceylon and the Portuguese, 1505-1658, page 184
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Translations [edit]
person native to Portugal
Proper noun [edit]
Portuguese
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E também as memórias gloriosas Daqueles Reis, que foram dilatando A Fé, o Império, e as terras viciosas De África e de Ásia andaram devastando; And also the glorious memories Of those Kings, who were expanding The Faith, the Empire, and had been devastating The vicious lands of Africa and Asia; |
- A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Moçambique (Mozambique), São Tomé e Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe), Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Timor Leste (East Timor), and Brasil (Brazil).
- 2000, João Costa, Portuguese Syntax: new comparative studies, page 65
- Portuguese, however, is slightly different from Catalan, Spanish, and Romanian in that there is no strict adjacency requirement between wh-words and the verbal cluster in indirect questions.
- 2000, João Costa, Portuguese Syntax: new comparative studies, page 65
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Translations [edit]
the language
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See also [edit]
- Wiktionary's coverage of Portuguese terms
- Appendix:Portuguese Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Portuguese
External links [edit]
- Portuguese - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
- ISO 639-1 code pt, ISO 639-3 code por
- Ethnologue entry for Portuguese, pt
