Lusophone
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See also: lusophone
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone.
Pronunciation
Adjective
Lusophone (not comparable)
- (of a person) Portuguese-speaking.
- (of a place) Portuguese-speaking.
Translations
of a person, Portuguese-speaking
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of a place, Portuguese-speaking
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Noun
Lusophone (plural Lusophones)
- A Portuguese speaker.
Translations
Portuguese speaker
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