Portuguese

UK: /ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz/

US: /ˌpɔrtʃəˈgiz, -ˈgis, pɔrtʃəˌgiz, -ˌgis/

US: (pôr′chə gēz′, -gēs′, pōr′-; pôr′chə gēz′, -gēs′, pōr′-)

Inflections of 'Portuguese' (n): npl: Portuguese

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

Por•tu•guese /ˌpɔrtʃəˈgiz, -ˈgis, pɔrtʃəˌgiz, -ˌgis/   adj., n., pl. -guese. 
adj. 

1. of or relating to Portugal.
2. of or relating to the language spoken in Portugal.

n. 
3. [countable] a person born or living in Portugal.
4. [uncountable] the language spoken in Portugal.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Por•tu•guese  (pôr′chə gēz′, -gēs′, pōr′-; pôr′chə gēz′, -gēs′, pōr′-), adj., n., pl. -guese. 
adj. 

1. Language Varieties of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.

n. 

2. Language Varieties a native or inhabitant of Portugal.
3. Language Varieties a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and a few countries of Africa. Abbr.: Pg, Pg.

• Portuguese português, Spanish portugués; see Portugal, -ese
• 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Portuguese / ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz/ noun

1. the official language of Portugal, its overseas territories, and Brazil: the native language of approximately 215 million people. It belongs to the Romance group of the Indo-European family and is derived from the Galician dialect of Vulgar Latin
2. ( -guese) a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Portugal

adjective

1. relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language