Standard Lemma guide

Lusophone

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Portuguese-speaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A Portuguese speaker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պորտուգալախոս (portugalaxos) — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Catalan: lusòfon — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Finnish: portugalinkielinen — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • French: lusophone — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • German: portugiesischsprachig — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Italian: lusofono — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: portugisisktalende — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Polish: portugalskojęzyczny — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Polish: luzofoński — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Portuguese: lusófono — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Russian: португалоязы́чный (portugalojazýčnyj) — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Russian: португалоговоря́щий (portugalogovorjáščij) — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Spanish: portugués — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Ukrainian: португаломо́вний (portuhalomóvnyj) — of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • Armenian: պորտուգալախոս (portugalaxos) — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Catalan: lusòfon — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Finnish: portugalinkielinen — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • French: lusophone — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • German: portugiesischsprachig — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: portugisiskspråklig — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: portugisisktalende — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Polish: portugalskojęzyczny — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Polish: luzofoński — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Portuguese: lusófono — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Russian: португалоязы́чный (portugalojazýčnyj) — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Russian: португалоговоря́щий (portugalogovorjáščij) — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Spanish: portugués — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Swedish: portugisiskspråkig — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Ukrainian: португаломо́вний (portuhalomóvnyj) — of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • Armenian: պորտուգալախոս (portugalaxos) — Portuguese speaker
  • Catalan: lusòfon — Portuguese speaker
  • Corsican: lusofonu — Portuguese speaker
  • Esperanto: portugallingvano — Portuguese speaker
  • Finnish: portugalinkielinen — Portuguese speaker
  • French: lusophone — Portuguese speaker
  • German: Portugiesischsprecher — Portuguese speaker
  • German: Portugiesischsprecherin — Portuguese speaker
  • German: Portugiesischsprachiger — Portuguese speaker
  • German: Portugiesischsprachige — Portuguese speaker
  • Italian: lusofono — Portuguese speaker
  • Norwegian Bokmål: portugisisktalende — Portuguese speaker
  • Polish: luzofon — Portuguese speaker
  • Polish: luzofonka — Portuguese speaker
  • Portuguese: lusófono — Portuguese speaker
  • Portuguese: lusófona — Portuguese speaker
  • Spanish: portugués — Portuguese speaker
  • Volapük: Portugänapükan — Portuguese speaker