/pawr'cheuh geez", -gees", pohr'-; pawr"cheuh geez', -gees', pohr"-/ , adj., n., pl. Portuguese .
adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.
n.
2. a native or inhabitant of Portugal.
3. a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and a few countries of Africa. Abbr.: Pg, Pg.
[ 1580-90;
português, Sp portugués; see PORTUGAL, -ESE ]