Portingale

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noun

A Portuguese person.

OriginMiddle English Portyngale ← Middle French Portingal ← Latin Portucale →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Portingal

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Portugal.
nounPortingale (plural Portingales)

plural Portingales · alternative Portingal

  1. obsoleteA Portuguese person.

Origin

  1. LatinPortucale
  2. Middle FrenchPortingal
  3. Middle EnglishPortyngale
  4. EnglishPortingale

From Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, which added an intrusive /n/ sound through the process of excrescence, from Latin Portucale.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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