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portagues

portagues is the plural of portague.

Meaning of portague

Noun

portague (plural portagues)

  1. (obsolete) An old Portuguese gold coin from the 16th century; the português
    • ten thousand portagues, besides great pearlsc. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo[we], edited by Tho[mas] Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Nicholas Vavasour, […], published...

Questions about portagues

What is portagues the plural of?
Portagues is the plural of portague.

Words near portagues in the dictionary

  1. Portagees
  2. portageing
  3. portages
  4. portaging
  5. portague
  6. portagues
  7. portainer
  8. portainers
  9. portajohn
  10. portajohns
  11. Portakabin

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