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portugués

por-too-GAYS/poɾtuˈɡes/

Portuguese

Also: from Portugal
A colorful ceramic rooster with traditional red, yellow, and blue patterns on a white background.

📝 In Action

Me encanta el queso portugués.

A1

I love Portuguese cheese.

Él tiene un pasaporte portugués.

A1

He has a Portuguese passport.

Vimos una película del cine portugués.

B1

We saw a movie from Portuguese cinema.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • lusitano (Lusitanian (poetic or formal for Portuguese))

Common Collocations

  • vino portugués – Portuguese wine
  • gobierno portugués – Portuguese government
  • territorio portugués – Portuguese territory

Portuguese

NounmA1
A stack of colorful books with a small flag of Portugal leaning against them.

📝 In Action

Hablo un poco de portugués.

A1

I speak a little Portuguese.

El portugués es muy similar al español.

A1

Portuguese is very similar to Spanish.

Estoy tomando clases de portugués brasileño.

A2

I am taking Brazilian Portuguese classes.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

  • hablar portugués – to speak Portuguese
  • traducción al portugués – translation into Portuguese
  • clase de portugués – Portuguese class

Portuguese man

Also: Portuguese person
NounmA1
A man wearing a traditional fisherman's sweater and a flat cap standing by the sea.

📝 In Action

Mi vecino es un portugués muy simpático.

A1

My neighbor is a very nice Portuguese man.

El portugués ganó la carrera.

A2

The Portuguese man won the race.

Varios portugueses vinieron a la fiesta.

B1

Several Portuguese people came to the party.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

  • un joven portugués – a young Portuguese man

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "portugués" in Spanish:

from portugal→portuguese→portuguese man→portuguese person→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: portugués

Question 1 of 3

How do you say 'The Portuguese language' in Spanish?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
Portugal(Portugal) — Noun
portuguesa(Portuguese (female)) — Adjective
portuguesismo(Portuguese influence/expression) — Noun
🎵 Rhymes▼
inglésfrancésinterésdespués
📚 Etymology▼

From the Medieval Latin 'portucalensis', which comes from 'Portus Cale', the ancient name for the city of Porto.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: PortugueseFrench: portugais

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does 'portugués' refer to people from Brazil too?

As an adjective for the language, yes. However, as a noun for a person, it usually refers specifically to someone from Portugal. A person from Brazil is 'brasileño'.

Why is there an accent on the last 'e'?

In Spanish, words that end in 's' usually have the stress on the second-to-last syllable. Since we want to stress the LAST syllable here, we must add an accent mark to show the rule-breaker.

Can I use 'portugués' for a woman?

No, you must change it to 'portuguesa' and remove the accent mark.