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| Por·tu·guese [ pàwrchə gz, pàwrchə gss ] |
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1. language of Portugal and Brazil: the Romance official language of Portugal and Brazil, also an official language in some African countries. Native speakers: 150 million.30 million.
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2. somebody from Portugal: somebody who comes from Portugal
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| [Late 16th century. < Portuguese português< medieval Latin Portus Cale, the port of Gaya (Porto)] |
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 Por·tu·guese adjective |
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