portuense

Galician

Adjective

portuense m or f (plural portuenses)

1. of, from or relating to the city of Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Noun

portuense m or f by sense (plural portuenses)

1. native or inhabitant of the city of Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Related terms

• Porto

Further reading

• “portuense”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Adjective

portuense m or f by sense (plural portuensi)

1. of or pertaining to the ancient city of Porto (Portus) near Rome
2. of or pertaining to the F.C. Porto football/soccer club

Portuguese

Etymology

From Porto +‎ -ense.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈẽ.si/ [poh.tʊˈẽ.si], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈtwẽ.si/ [pohˈtwẽ.si]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈẽ.si/ [poh.tʊˈẽ.si], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈtwẽ.si/ [pohˈtwẽ.si]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾ.tuˈẽ.si/ [poɾ.tʊˈẽ.si], (faster pronunciation) /poɾˈtwẽ.si/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈẽ.si/ [poχ.tʊˈẽ.si], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈtwẽ.si/ [poχˈtwẽ.si]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /poɻ.tuˈẽ.si/ [poɻ.tʊˈẽ.si], (faster pronunciation) /poɻˈtwẽ.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈẽ.se/ [poh.tʊˈẽ.se], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈtwẽ.se/ [pohˈtwẽ.se]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈtwẽ.sɨ/

• Hyphenation: por‧tu‧en‧se

Adjective

portuense m or f (plural portuenses, not comparable)

1. of, from or relating to the city of Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Noun

portuense m or f by sense (plural portuenses)

1. native or inhabitant of the city of Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Related terms

• portista
• tripeiro

Further reading

• “portuense”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “portuense”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾˈtwense/ [poɾˈt̪wẽn.se]
• Rhymes: -ense
• Syllabification: por‧tuen‧se

Adjective

portuense m or f (masculine and feminine plural portuenses)

1. of, from or relating to El Puerto de Santa María (municipality in Andalusia, Spain)
2. of, from or relating to the city of Porto, Porto District, Portugal
3. of, from or relating to Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands
4. (relational) port city

Noun

portuense m or f by sense (plural portuenses)

1. native or inhabitant of El Puerto de Santa María (municipality in Andalusia, Spain)
2. native or inhabitant of the city of Porto, Porto District, Portugal
3. native or inhabitant of Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands

Related terms

• Oporto

Further reading

• “portuense”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025