What does portuguese mean?

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

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word portuguese.

Princeton's WordNet

  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

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. portuguese

    Portuguese can refer to three main categories: 1) Language: The Portuguese language is a Romance language that originated in the Iberian Peninsula in Western Europe and is now spoken by approximately 215 to 220 million native speakers around the world. It is the official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, and São Tomé and Príncipe. 2) Nationality: Portuguese people are a nation and ethnic group native to Portugal, in southern Europe. The Portuguese are also a significant population in the former colonies of Portugal, particularly Brazil, and communities of Portuguese people and their descendants exist in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. 3) Culture: Portuguese also refers to anything related and/or pertaining to the culture, traditions, music, food, and customs that originate from Portugal. However, the meaning of Portuguese will vary depending on its context.

Webster Dictionary

  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

  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

  1. portuguese

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

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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. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho:

    If the privatisation does not succeed, today we know what the alternative is: a restructuring which can only be based on big lay-offs, route reductions, reduction of equipment and thereby a reduction of the operation and significance of the company, that is, transforming TAP into a mini TAP, which is not in the interests of workers, the economy nor the Portuguese.

  2. Joao Mario:

    I hope this year things are different. I am certain that 100 percent of the Portuguese believe that Portugal will win and that is what we want to believe, that is what we want to dream.

  3. Deputy Prime Minister Paulo Portas:

    I think the Portuguese will have very good sense in who The Socialists choose on Oct. 4 and The Socialists will avoid any kind of risk of returning to the causes and consequences of what happened in 2011, no society goes through what the Portuguese went through without learning its due lessons and consequences. The Socialists had a serious budget deficit and debt problem in 2011.

  4. Ambreen Sadiq:

    I got bullied quite a lot growing up, my dad's Pakistani and my mum's Portuguese, i got stick from both sides, from white and black people. I felt like I wasn't accepted. I used to move schools so many times just to feel accepted.

  5. Nelson Piquet:

    What I said was ill-thought-out, and I make no defence for it, but I will clarify that the term used is one that has widely and historically been used colloquially in Brazilian Portuguese as a synonym for ‘guy’ or ‘person’ and was never intended to offend.

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