lusophone

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UK/ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/US/ˈlusəˌfoʊn/

adjective

Portuguese-speaking.

OriginPortuguese lusófono →
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Meanings

lusophone1

adjectivelusophone (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of Lusophone.
nounlusophone (plural lusophones)

plural lusophones

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone.

Lusophone2

adjectiveLusophone (not comparable)

alternative lusophone

  1. not comparablePortuguese-speaking.
  2. not comparablePortuguese-speaking.
nounLusophone (plural Lusophones)

plural Lusophones · alternative lusophone

  1. A Portuguese speaker.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lusophonic

Origin

  1. Portugueselusófono“Portuguese-speaking”
  2. EnglishLusophone

From Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone.

More words from Portuguese

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Translations

Catalan lusòfon, lusòfon
  • lusòfonof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • lusòfonof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • lusòfonPortuguese speaker
Esperanto portugallingvano
  • portugallingvanoPortuguese speaker
Finnish portugalinkielinen, portugalinkielinen
  • portugalinkielinenof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • portugalinkielinenof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • portugalinkielinenPortuguese speaker
French lusophone, lusophone
  • lusophoneof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • lusophoneof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • lusophonePortuguese speaker
German portugiesischsprachig, portugiesischsprachig
  • portugiesischsprachigof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • portugiesischsprachigof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • PortugiesischsprecherPortuguese speaker
  • PortugiesischsprecherinPortuguese speaker
  • PortugiesischsprachigerPortuguese speaker
  • PortugiesischsprachigePortuguese speaker
Italian lusofono, lusofono
  • lusofonoof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • lusofonoPortuguese speaker
Norwegian Bokmål portugisisktalende, portugisiskspråklig
  • portugisisktalendeof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • portugisiskspråkligof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • portugisisktalendeof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • portugisisktalendePortuguese speaker
Polish portugalskojęzyczny, luzofoński
  • portugalskojęzycznyof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • luzofońskiof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • portugalskojęzycznyof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • luzofońskiof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • luzofonPortuguese speaker
  • luzofonkaPortuguese speaker
Portuguese lusófono, lusófono
  • lusófonoof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • lusófonoof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • lusófonoPortuguese speaker
  • lusófonaPortuguese speaker
Russian португалоязы́чный, португалоговоря́щий
  • португалоязы́чный (portugalojazýčnyj)of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • португалоговоря́щий (portugalogovorjáščij)of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • португалоязы́чный (portugalojazýčnyj)of a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • португалоговоря́щий (portugalogovorjáščij)of a place, Portuguese-speaking
Spanish portugués, portugués
  • portuguésof a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • portuguésof a place, Portuguese-speaking
  • portuguésPortuguese speaker
Swedish portugisiskspråkig
  • portugisiskspråkigof a place, Portuguese-speaking
Ukrainian португаломо́вний, португаломо́вний
  • португаломо́вний (portuhalomóvnyj)of a person, Portuguese-speaking
  • португаломо́вний (portuhalomóvnyj)of a place, Portuguese-speaking
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APA

lusophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lusophone

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“lusophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lusophone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lusophone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lusophone.

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