portugal
/ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.
Example Sentences
- "A distinction is usually made between Old Portuguese (português antigo, português arcaico), referring to the period from the earliest texts to 1540, Classical Portuguese (1540-1850), and Modern Portuguese (1850 to the present). There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period into a Galician-Portuguese period (origins to 1350), during which the linguistic and cultural unit of Galicia and Portugal remained strong, and the Old Portuguese period proper (1350-1540)."
- "Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday."
- "Some became Christians, from whose faith and race, even at this day (for it is an hundred yeares since) few Portugalls assure themselves; although custome and length of time be much more forcible counsellors unto such mutations than any other compulsion."
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed: * From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia. * From Latin calidus (“warm”). * From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). * An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Portugal, Portucale, -, Καλλίς
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/
- British English: /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Portugal laurel
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Frequently Paired Words
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