Lusophone
See also: lusophone
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/
Adjective
Lusophone (not comparable)
- (of a person) Portuguese-speaking.
- (of a place) Portuguese-speaking.
Translations
of a person, Portuguese-speaking
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of a place, Portuguese-speaking
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Noun
Lusophone (plural Lusophones)
- A Portuguese speaker.
Translations
Portuguese speaker
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