português

See also: portugués and portuguès

Portuguese

Alternative forms

portuguez (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese portuguees, portugaes, from Late Latin portucalensis, also portucensis, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto. See Portugal.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾtuˈɣeʃ/
(Brazil)ː
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /poɹtuˈɡejs/
- (Carioca) IPA^(key): /poxtuˈɡejʃ/
- (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /pɔhtuˈɡejs/, /pɔhtuˈɡejʃ/, /puhtuˈɡejs/, /puʈuˈɡejs/
- (Paulista) IPA^(key): /poɾtuˈɡes/
- Hyphenation: por‧tu‧guês

Adjective

português m (feminine singular portuguesa, masculine plural portugueses, feminine plural portuguesas, not comparable)

Portuguese

Noun

português m (plural portugueses, feminine portuguesa, feminine plural portuguesas)

Portuguese person
Portuguese language

Related terms

Descendants

English: Portuguese
Spanish: portugués

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