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Por⋅tu⋅guese
[pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr-; pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr-] 
tʃəˈgiz
adjective, noun, plural -guese.–adjective
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language. |
–noun
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of Portugal. |
| 3. | a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and a few countries of Africa. Abbreviation: Pg, Pg. |
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| Por·tu·guese (pôr'chə-gēz', -gēs', pōr'-) adj. Of or relating to Portugal or its people, language, or culture. n. pl. Portuguese
[Portuguese português, from Vulgar Latin *portugalēnsis, ultimately from Late Latin Portus Cale, the ancient port of Gaya (Oporto).] |
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Por"tu*guese\, a. [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues, Pg. portuguez.] Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal. Portuguese man-of-war. (Zo["o]l.) See Physalia.
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