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lusophone

/ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/US/ˈlusəˌfoʊn/

lusophone is the alternative letter-case form of Lusophone.

Adjective capitalized: Lusophone

Lusophone (not comparable)

  1. Portuguese-speaking.
  2. Portuguese-speaking.

Noun capitalized: Lusophone

Lusophone (plural Lusophones)

  1. A Portuguese speaker.

Forms of lusophone

Noun
plurallusophones
pluralLusophones
Adjective
alternative formlusophone

Origin of lusophone

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

Questions about lusophone

What does lusophone mean?
Lusophone means portuguese-speaking.
What is lusophone the alternative letter-case form of?
Lusophone is the alternative letter-case form of Lusophone.
What part of speech is lusophone?
Lusophone can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce lusophone?
Lusophone is pronounced /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/ (UK).

Words near lusophone in the dictionary

  1. Lusophiles
  2. lusophilia
  3. Lusophobe
  4. lusophobia
  5. Lusophobic
  6. lusophone
  7. lusophones
  8. lusophonic
  9. Lusophony
  10. lusorious
  11. lusory

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