portuense
Portuguese, noun/poʁ.tuˈẽ.si/
portuense is spelled P-O-R-T-U-E-N-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 47,254th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Portuense is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of the city of Porto, Porto District, Portugal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “habitante ou natural do Porto”.
What does portuense mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof, from or relating to the city of Porto, Porto District, Portugal
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenative or inhabitant of the city of Porto, Porto District, Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da cidade do Porto, no distrito do Porto (Portugal) 2. de Porto, cidade piauiense
noun: 1. habitante ou natural do Porto 2. habitante ou natural de Porto
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of portuense
- portuenses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce portuense?
- Brazil /poʁ.tuˈẽ.si/
- Brazil [poh.tuˈẽ.si]
- Brazil /poʁˈtwẽ.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is portuense in Portuguese?
portuense appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).