portuguesismo
Portuguese, noun/poʁ.tu.ɡeˈziz.mu/
portuguesismo is spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-U-E-S-I-S-M-O (13 letters). Portuguesismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Portuguesism (Portuguese attitudes and culture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo que distingue os portugueses de outros povos; característica nacional dos portugueses”.
What does portuguesismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinePortuguesism (Portuguese attitudes and culture)
- 2
masculinePortuguesism (a word or phrase typical of or derived from Portuguese)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquilo que distingue os portugueses de outros povos; característica nacional dos portugueses 2. amor a Portugal e às coisas portuguesas 3. idiomatismo, peculiaridade exclusiva da língua portuguesa (pode ser palavra, locução, construção, tempo ou modo verbal etc) 4. empréstimo numa língua estrangeira de palavra ou construção portuguesa
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 portuguesismo
- portuguesismos plural
- portuguezismo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce portuguesismo?
- Brazil /poʁ.tu.ɡeˈziz.mu/
- Brazil [poh.tu.ɡeˈziz.mu]
- /poɾ.tu.ɡeˈziz.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.