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Italian
Etymology
Sense “free rider” from the expression fare il portoghese, from spectacles organized by the Portuguese embassy in Rome that were free for anyone declaring to be Portuguese (18th c.).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /por.toˈɡe.ze/, (traditional) /por.toˈɡe.se/[2]
- Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ese
- Hyphenation: por‧to‧ghé‧se
Adjective
portoghese (plural portoghesi)
- Portuguese
Noun
portoghese m or f by sense (plural portoghesi)
- Portuguese person
- free rider
- entrare alla portoghese ― to gatecrash (literally, “to enter as a free rider”)
Noun
portoghese m (uncountable)
- the Portuguese language
Noun
portoghese m (plural portoghesi)
- a Portuguese vine that produces red grapes
References
Further reading
- portoghese in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana