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# portuguese

adjective (Portuguese); noun (Portuguese — the language; a Portuguese person, the Portuguese)

«portuguese» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Portuguese means from or about Portugal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#m1)
2. Portuguese is the language spoken in Portugal, Brazil and several countries in Africa and Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#m2)
3. The Portuguese are the people of Portugal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography: Portugal is a country in south-west Europe, next to Spain; Brazil is the largest country where Portuguese is spoken. In history: Portuguese sailors were famous explorers. In everyday life: Portuguese food, Portuguese tarts, Portuguese-speaking classmates. Phrases: speak Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese.

### Examples

- My friend Ana speaks Portuguese at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#x1)
- People in Brazil speak Portuguese, not Spanish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#x2)
- We ate Portuguese custard tarts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#x3)
- Lisbon is the Portuguese capital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#x4)
- Portuguese sailors explored the coast of Africa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#x5)
- She is learning Portuguese at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#x6)
- "That's just like the cat, she's a villain," said the Portuguese duck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/#x7)

### Note

Always written with a capital P. The same form is used for one person and many: «a Portuguese girl», «the Portuguese». Spelling trap: Portu-guese (the u is silent). A common mistake is to think Brazilians speak Spanish; they speak Portuguese.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «portuguese» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portuguese/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«portuguese» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portuguese.html) on Mova free.