portigue

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A form of portague — An old Portuguese gold coin from the 16th century; the português

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Meanings

nounportigue (plural portigues)

plural portigues

  1. alternativeAlternative form of portague.

    Here is a pestle of a portigue, sir, 'Tis excellent meat with sour sauce

    c. 1622, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Sea-Voyage. A Comedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
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APA

portigue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portigue

MLA

“portigue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portigue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portigue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portigue.

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