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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Portuguese

adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal; "Portuguese wines" [syn: {Lusitanian}]

noun

1: the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil

2: a native or inhabitant of Portugal

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Portuguese \Por"tu*guese\, adjective [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues, Pg. portuguez.] Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.

{Portuguese man-of-war}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Physalia}.

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

PORTUGUESE, nounpl. A species of geese indigenous to Portugal. They are mostly without feathers and imperfectly edible, even when stuffed with garlic.

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