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noun Por·tu·guese \ˈpȯr-chə-ˌgēz, -ˌgēs; ˌpȯr-chə-ˈ\
: the language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
the Portuguese : the people of Portugal : Portuguese people
plural Portuguese
Full Definition of PORTUGUESE
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a : a native or inhabitant of Portugal b : one who is of Portuguese descent
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: the Romance language of Portugal and Brazil
— Portuguese adjective
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Origin of PORTUGUESE
Portuguese português, adjective & noun, from Portugal
Rhymes with PORTUGUESE
Ambonese, Androcles, Annamese, antifreeze, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Cervantes, Ceylonese, Chersonese, Congolese, cottage cheese, diocese, expertise, Faeroese, federalese, fifth disease, Genovese, gourmandise, Hebrides, Heracles, Hercules, Hyades, ill at ease, in a breeze, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Kanarese, legalese, litotes, manganese, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, overseas, Pekingese, Pericles, Pleiades, Pyrenees, shoot the breeze, Siamese, Sienese, Silures, Sinhalese, Socrates, Sophocles, Sporades, to one's knees
PORTUGUESE Defined for Kids
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adjective Por·tu·guese \ˈpȯr-chə-ˌgēz\
Definition of PORTUGUESE for Kids
: of or relating to Portugal, its people, or the Portuguese language
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noun
plural Portuguese
Definition of PORTUGUESE for Kids
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: a person born or living in Portugal
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: the language of Portugal and Brazil
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