portuguêsa

Portuguese

Adjective

portuguêsa

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of portuguesa: feminine singular of português

Noun

portuguêsa f (plural portuguêsas)

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of portuguesa: female equivalent of português

Usage notes

This word was spelled portuguesa as of the Brazilian Orthographic Vocabulary published in 1933, which based itself on the European version from 1912; the spelling portuguêsa was prescribed in the Brazilian Vocabulary published 1943.

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