Portugese
See also: portugese
English
Usage notes
The misspelling "Portugese" (Portugal + -ese) mimicks the pattern of the spelling of words ending in -ese such as Viennese, Maltese, Chinese, Togolese, Beninese, Congolese, Milanese, Parmese, Japanese, Faroese, and Vietnamese. In the correctly spelled Portuguese, the function of the second U (the letter often mistakenly omitted) is to signal a hard G sound; a G followed by an E might otherwise signal a soft G, such as in cringe or exaggerate. The spelling of the equivalent Portuguese-language term also has two U's: português.
Further reading
- The most common English misspellings, Lexico, "Correct spelling: Portuguese; Spelling advice: ends with –guese; Common misspelling: Portugese"
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Noun
Portugese f (plural Portugesen, diminutive Portugeesje n, masculine Portugees)
- A Portuguese woman.
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