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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesportugais
Pronunciation / Transliteration: portugais
"Il parle couramment le portugais."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula, spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and several other countries.
"She is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese." - 2
A native or inhabitant of Portugal, or a person of Portuguese descent.
"The Portuguese are known for their rich seafaring history."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin Portugalensis, from Portugal + the suffix -ensis (denoting origin).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Portuguese" is said worldwide
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portugais
Transliteration: portugais
"Il parle couramment le portugais."
Portugiesisch
Transliteration: Portugiesisch
"Er lernt seit einem Jahr Portugiesisch."
portoghese
Transliteration: portoghese
"Il portoghese è parlato in Brasile."
portugués
Transliteration: portugués
"El portugués y el español son lenguas muy cercanas."
português
Transliteration: português
"O português é uma língua global."
पुर्तगाली
Transliteration: purtagāli
"गोआ में पुर्तगाली भाषा भी बोली जाती है।"
葡萄牙语
Transliteration: pútáoyáyǔ
"他在大学里修读葡萄牙语。"
포르투갈어
Transliteration: poreutugal-eo
"그는 포르투갈어를 유창하게 한다."
ポルトガル語
Transliteration: porutorugaru-go
"彼はブラジルでポルトガル語を学んだ。"
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