português

See also: portugués and portuguès

Portuguese

Alternative forms

portuguez (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese portuguees, portugaes, from Late Latin portucalensis, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto. See Portugal.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾtuˈɣeʃ/
(Brazil)ː
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /poɹtuˈɡejs/
- (Carioca) IPA^(key): /poxtuˈɡejʃ/
- (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /pɔhtuˈɡejs/, /pɔhtuˈɡejʃ/, /puhtuˈɡejs/, /puʈuˈɡejs/
- (Paulista) IPA^(key): /poɾtuˈɡes/
- Hyphenation: por‧tu‧guês

Adjective

português m (feminine singular portuguesa, masculine plural portugueses, feminine plural portuguesas, not comparable)

Portuguese

Noun

português m (plural portugueses, feminine portuguesa, feminine plural portuguesas)

Portuguese person
Portuguese language

Related terms

Descendants

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