Standard Lemma guide

porto

name · noun · 8 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: P AO1 R T OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A city and municipality, the district capital of Porto district, Portugal.

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name

Meaning 2

A district in northern Portugal.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An apéritif made from port.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of port.

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Synonyms: port.

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noun

Meaning 5

A port wine.

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noun

Meaning 6

A generic port wine; a wine of the style of Porto.

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Usage: broadly

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noun

Meaning 7

Fortified wine.

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Usage: broadly

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noun

Meaning 8

port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Oporto

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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Porto. * (wine): the name of the city whence it was exported.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُورْتُو (burtū) — city in Portugal
  • Arabic: بُرْتُقَال (burtuqāl) — city in Portugal
  • Arabic: بورتو (bōrtu) — city in Portugal
  • Chinese Cantonese: 波圖 /波图 (bo1 tou4) — city in Portugal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波爾圖 /波尔图 (Bō'ěrtú) — city in Portugal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波多 (Bōduō) — city in Portugal
  • Danish: Porto — city in Portugal
  • French: Porto — city in Portugal
  • Galician: Porto — city in Portugal
  • Portuguese: Porto — city in Portugal
  • Spanish: Oporto — city in Portugal
  • Swedish: Porto — city in Portugal
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