Lusophone

See also: lusophone

English
WOTD – 3 December 2011

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
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/

Adjective

Lusophone (not comparable)

  1. (of a person) Portuguese-speaking.
  2. (of a place) Portuguese-speaking.

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Noun

Lusophone (plural Lusophones)

  1. A Portuguese speaker.

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