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Portuguese

Por·tu·guese [ pàwrchə gz, pàwrchə gss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

2. somebody from Portugal: somebody who comes from Portugal

[Late 16th century. < Portuguese português< medieval Latin Portus Cale, the port of Gaya (Porto)]

Por·tu·guese adjective
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