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Por·tu·guese (pôr′c̸hə gēz′, -gēs′; pôr′c̸hə gēz′, -gēs′)

adjective

of Portugal or its people, language, or culture

noun

  1. pl. Portuguese -·guese′ a person born or living in Portugal
  2. the Romance language spoken chiefly in Portugal and Brazil

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