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Portugal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/ (General-American)
  • /ˈpɔɹtuɡɑːl/ (General-American, rare)
  • /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed: * From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia. * From Latin calidus (“warm”). * From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). * An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A Portuguese person.
    • Some became Christians, from whose faith and race, even at this day (for it is an hundred yeares since) few Portugalls assure themselves; although custome and length of time be much more forcible counsellors unto such mutations than any other compulsion. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 40, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Portingall alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Portugall alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Portingale alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Portugals Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

Countries of the world

Portugal en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/ (General-American)
  • /ˈpɔɹtuɡɑːl/ (General-American, rare)
  • /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed: * From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia. * From Latin calidus (“warm”). * From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). * An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).

Meanings

  1. A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.
    • A distinction is usually made between Old Portuguese (português antigo, português arcaico), referring to the period from the earliest texts to 1540, Classical Portuguese (1540-1850), and Modern Portuguese (1850 to the present). There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period into a Galician-Portuguese period (origins to 1350), during which the linguistic and cultural unit of Galicia and Portugal remained strong, and the Old Portuguese period proper (1350-1540). 2000, Glanville Price, Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe, reprint, illustrated edition, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 367:
    • Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday. 2025 May 7, Ben Morse, “‘Proud of you’: Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son earns first call-up for Portugal Under-15 national team”, in CNN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Portugall alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Portingale alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Portingall alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

Portugal laurel · Portuguese · Portugalism

Synonyms

Lusitania

Translations (179)

sh По̏ртугал (country) · rup Purtugalia (country) · ar الْبُرْتُغَال (country) · gur Pootugale (country) · is Portúgal (country) · am ፖርቱጋል (country) · ur پُرْتَگال (country) · hsb Portugalska (country) · ka პორტუგალია (country) · mi Potukara (country) · ta போர்த்துகல் (country) · th โปรตุเกส (country) · mt Il-Portugall (country) · he פּוֹרְטוּגָל (country) · roa-opt Portugal (country) · my ပေါ်တူဂီ (country) · sl Portugálska (country) · su Portugis (country) · fa پُرْتُغال (country) · cdo 葡萄牙 (country) · ms Portugal (country) · co Portogallu (country) · mk Португалија (country) · tg Португалия (country) · yi פּאָרטוגאַל (country) · it Portogallo (country) · gv Yn Phortiugal (country) · gu પોર્ટુગલ (country) · af Portugal (country) · eo Portugalujo (country) · br Portugal (country) · dv ޕޯޗުގަލް (country) · sk Portugalsko (country) · kw Portyngal (country) · sco Portugal (country) · ce Португали (country) · kmr Portûgal (country) · mn Португал (country) · vo Portugän (country) · es Portugal (country) · bg Португа́лия (country) · or ପର୍ତ୍ତୁଗାଲ୍ (country) · cy Portiwgal (country) · crh Portugaliya (country) · tr Portekiz (country) · bo པོ་ཅུ་གྷལ (country) · pt Portugal (country) · uz Portugaliya (country) · et Portugal (country) · lv Portugāle (country) · scn Partugaḍḍu (country) · szl Portugalijo (country) · mn ᠫᠣᠷᠲ᠋ᠦ᠋ᠭᠠᠯ (country) · la Lūsītānia (country) · yo Pọtugi (country) · uk Португа́лія (country) · uby Португаԯшәабла (country) · ro Portugalia (country) · fur Portugal (country) · el Πορτογαλία (country) · vi Bồ Đào Nha (country) · fy Portegal (country) · bn পর্তুগাল (country) · sw Ureno (country) · gl Portugal (country) · ba Португалия (country) · ga An Phortaingéil (country) · mwl Pertual (country) · eu Portugal (country) · ro Португалия (country) · ne पोर्तगाल (country) · ar البرتغال (country) · nv Boojigol (country) · nb Portugal (country) · aii ܦܘܼܪܬܘܼܓܵܠ (country) · se Portugal (country) · lt Portugalija (country) · fa پُرْتُگال (country) · jv Portugis (country) · pl Portugalia (country) · ak Pɔɔtugal (country) · co Portugallu (country) · as পৰ্তুগাল (country) · az Portuqaliya (country) · rup Purtugãlii (country) · mr पोर्तुगाल (country) · si පෘතුගාලය (country) · tt Португалия (country) · la Portus Cale (country) · ps پورتګال (country) · la Portucale (country) · eo Portugalio (country) · bua Португал (country) · ca Portugal (country) · ja ポルトガル (country) · de Portugal (country) · cy Portwgal (country) · su Portugal (country) · cv Португали (country) · fr Portugal (country) · haw Pokukala (country) · la Portugallia (country) · ja 葡萄牙 (country) · hrx Portugal (country) · sh Portùgālija (country) · ky Португалия (country) · cu Портогалїꙗ (country) · nrf Portûnga (country) · ru Португа́лия (country) · ckb پورتوگال (country) · ko 뽀르뚜갈 (country) · ti ፖርቱጋል (country) · wuu 葡萄牙 (country) · io Portugal (country) · da Portugal (country) · kn ಪೋರ್ಚುಗಲ್ (country) · ur پُرْتُگال (country) · nn Portugal (country) · gur Pootugal (country) · cs Portugalsko (country) · km ព័រទុយហ្គាល់ (country) · srn Potogisikondre (country) · ha Portugal (country) · sq Portugali (country) · gd A' Phortagail (country) · dz པོར་ཅུ་གལ་ (country) · hy Պորտուգալիա (country) · ja 葡国 (country) · sc Portugallu (country) · sq Portugalia (country) · be Партуга́лія (country) · rue Портуґа́лія (country) · dsb Portugalska (country) · liv Portugāl (country) · oc Portugal (country) · zh 葡萄牙 (country) · lo ປອກຕຸຍການ (country) · kk Португалия (country) · hi पुर्तगाल (country) · tl Portugal (country) · zh 葡萄牙 (country) · te పొర్చుగల్ (country) · ia Portugal (country) · kmr Portekîz (country) · ast Portugal (country) · za Buzdauzyaz (country) · ar البرتغال (country) · ug پورتۇگالىيە (country) · sah Португалия (country) · pa ਪੁਰ੍ਤਗਾਲ (country) · jv Portugal (country) · ml പോർച്ചുഗൽ (country) · tk Portugaliýa (country) · oc Portugau (country) · nl Portugal (country) · ko 포도아 (country) · yue 葡萄牙 (country) · ko 포르투갈 (country) · rup Purtugalii (country) · hu Portugália (country) · gug Poytuga (country) · chr ᏉᏧᎦᎵ (country) · fa پُرْتَگَال (country) · sv Portugal (country) · hak 葡萄牙 (country) · sh Pȍrtugal (country) · yua Lusíitáan (country) · uk Портуґа́лія (country) · rup Purtugãlia (country) · ta பொர்த்துகீசியா (country) · fi Portugali (country) · sh Порту̀га̄лија (country) · pon Pwohtiki (country) · jv Portegal (country) · csb Pòrtugalskô (country) · tet Portugál (country) · fo Portugal (country) · mnc ᠪᠣᠯᡨᠣᡤ᠋ᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠ (country) · id Portugal (country)

wikidata: Q45