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Portuguesism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Portuguese attitudes and beliefs generally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A word, phrase, etc. characteristic of Portuguese speakers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rhetoric

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Portuguese + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: lusitanisme — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • French: portugaisisme — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Galician: portuguesismo — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Galician: lusismo — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Galician: lusitanismo — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Portuguese: portuguesismo — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Portuguese: lusismo — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Portuguese: lusitanismo — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Spanish: portuguesismo — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Spanish: lusismo — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Spanish: lusitanismo — Portuguese attitudes and beliefs
  • Catalan: portuguesisme — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • French: lusitanisme — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • French: portugaisisme — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Galician: portuguesismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Galician: lusismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Galician: lusitanismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Italian: lusismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Italian: portoghesismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Portuguese: portuguesismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Portuguese: lusismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Portuguese: lusitanismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Spanish: portuguesismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Spanish: lusismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese
  • Spanish: lusitanismo — a word or phrase characteristic of Portuguese