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Etymology

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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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Portingale

  1. Obsolete form of Portugal.

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Noun

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Portingale (plural Portingales)

  1. (obsolete) A Portuguese person.

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