Portingale

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of Portugal. alt-of, obsolete
Noun
  1. 1
    A Portuguese person. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, which added an intrusive /n/ sound through the process of excrescence, from Latin Portucale.

Etymology 2

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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