português

See also: portugués and portuguès

Galician

Adjective

português (feminine portuguesa, masculine plural portugueses, feminine plural portuguesas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of portugués

Noun

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

  1. reintegrationist spelling of portugués

Further reading

  • português”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese portuguees, portugaes, from Late Latin portucalēnsis, also portucensis, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Oporto. See Portugal.
    By surface analysis, Portugal (under the form portugu-) +‎ -ês.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡe(j)s/ [poh.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾ.tuˈɡe(j)s/ [poɾ.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s]
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡe(j)ʃ/ [poχ.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)ʃ]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /poɻ.tuˈɡe(j)s/ [poɻ.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s]
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /puɾ.tuˈɡeʃ/ [puɾ.tuˈɣeʃ]

    • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /pɔhtuˈɡejs/, /puhtuˈɡejs/
    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -es, (Brazil) -ejs, (Rio de Janeiro) -ejʃ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃ
    • Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):(file)
    • Audio (Portugal (Lisbon)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: por‧tu‧guês

    Adjective

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

    1. Portuguese (of or relating to the region of Portugal)
    2. Portuguese (of or relating to the people of Portugal)
    3. Portuguese (of or relating to the Portuguese language)

    Derived terms

    Noun

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

    1. Portuguese (native or inhabitant of Portugal)

    Derived terms

    Noun

    português m (usually uncountable, plural portugueses)

    1. Portuguese language

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: Portuguese
    • Esperanto: portugalo
    • French: portugais
    • Hunsrik: Portugees
    • Malay: Portugis
    • Sicilian: purtujisi
    • Spanish: portugués

    Further reading