Por|tu|guese

Por|tu|guese
Por|tu|guese «PR chuh GEEZ, -GEES; POHR-», noun, plural -guese, adjective.
–n.
1. a person born or living in Portugal.
2. the Romance language of Portugal. Portuguese is also the chief language of Brazil.
–adj.
of or having to do with Portugal, its people, or their language.

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