Portuguese - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Portuguese :  adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal; "Portuguese wines" [syn: Portuguese, Lusitanian] (noun)
1: the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil [syn: Portuguese]
2: a native or inhabitant of Portugal [syn: Portuguese]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Portuguese : \Por"tu*guese\, a. [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues, Pg. portuguez.] Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.

Portuguese man-of-war. (Zo["o]l.) See Physalia.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Portuguese

sofianovais: @eliizabetty yup :/ doing a paper, and i have Portuguese test on friday, it's my last one, i need to study hard!
martavieiraa: @xaniiJ yeah, my Portuguese friends are saying that allll the time. xD but it sucks that they dont come there.. :(
Josephmusic: RT @ScarletAir: Custard dough nuts from the Portuguese down the road..I have one word...SERIOUS!
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