Portuguese

Por·tu·guese

noun
\ˈpȯr-chə-ˌgēz, -ˌgēs; ˌpȯr-chə-ˈ\

plural Portuguese

Definition of PORTUGUESE

1

a : a native or inhabitant of Portugal b : one who is of Portuguese descent

2

: the Romance language of Portugal and Brazil

— Portuguese adjective

Examples of PORTUGUESE

1. She is teaching her son Portuguese.
2. the customs of the Portuguese

Origin of PORTUGUESE

Portuguese português, adjective & noun, from Portugal

First Known Use: 1534

Rhymes with PORTUGUESE

Ambonese, Androcles, Annamese, antifreeze, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Cervantes, Ceylonese, Chersonese, Congolese, cottage cheese, diocese, expertise, Faeroese, federalese, fifth disease, Genovese, gourmandise, Hebrides, Heracles, Hercules, Hyades, ill at ease, in a breeze, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Kanarese, legalese, litotes, manganese, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, overseas, Pekingese, Pericles, Pleiades, Pyrenees, shoot the breeze, Siamese, Sienese, Silures, Sinhalese, Socrates, Sophocles, Sporades, to one's knees