portuga

Portuguese

Etymology

Clipping of português (“Portuguese”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁˈtu.ɡɐ/ [pohˈtu.ɡɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾˈtu.ɡɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁˈtu.ɡɐ/ [poχˈtu.ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poɻˈtu.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /puɾˈtu.ɡɐ/ [puɾˈtu.ɣɐ]

  • Hyphenation: por‧tu‧ga

Noun

portuga m or f by sense (plural portugas)

  1. (Brazil, informal, ethnic slur) Portuguese (person from Portugal)
    Synonyms: português, tuga, luso

Adjective

portuga m or f (plural portugas, not comparable)

  1. (Brazil, informal, ethnic slur) Portuguese (of Portugal)
    Synonyms: português, tuga, luso, lusitânico
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