Definitions for Portuguese
ˌpɔr tʃəˈgiz, -ˈgis, ˌpoʊr-por·tuguese

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Portuguesenoun

   the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil

2. Portugueseadjective

   a native or inhabitant of Portugal

3. Portuguese, Lusitanianadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language

   "Portuguese wines"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Portuguesenoun

   A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

2. Portugueseadjective

   Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal.

3. Portugueseadjective

   Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

4. Portugueseadjective

   Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.

5. Portuguesenoun

   A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of , , , , , , and .

6. Etymology: From português.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Portugueseadjective

   of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants

2. Portuguese

   a native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues, Pg. portuguez.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Portuguese

   pōr′tū-gēz, adj. of or pertaining to Portugal or to its inhabitants.—n. the people, a single inhabitant, or the language of Portugal.—Portuguese man-of-war, a species of Physalia.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. portuguese

   A gold coin, value £1, 16s., called also moiadobras.

Matched Categories

1. • Romance

How to pronounce Portuguese?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Portuguese in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Portuguese in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Portuguese in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Portuguese in a Sentence

1. Captain Cook:

   The Namibian government – every single coin, that is the normal procedure when a ship is found on a beach. The only exception is when it is a ship of state – then the country under whose flag the ship was sailing gets it and all its contents. And in this case the ship belonged to the King of Portugal, making it a ship of state – with the ship and its entire contents belonging to Portugal. The Portuguese government, however, very generously waived that right, allowing Namibia to keep the lot.

2. San Antonio:

   We've seen plenty of jellyfish like The Portuguese man-of-war, but never this animal.

3. Cavaco Silva:

   Never has a Portuguese government depended on the support of anti-European political forces.

4. Mario Silva:

   Terra Peregrin wants to be a minority shareholder, without control, but with a relevant stake of a group in Brazil which has holdings in other (geographic) areas, we want to return to the corporate project of this leader in the Portuguese-speaking world, involving 260 million people and more than 110 million clients.

5. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho:

   That is, transforming TAP into a mini TAP, which is not in the interests of workers, the economy nor the Portuguese.

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