portague
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
See Portuguese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təɡjuː/
Noun
portague (plural portagues)
- (obsolete) An old Portuguese gold coin from the 16th century; the português
- c. 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 1633, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
- ten thousand portagues, besides great pearls
References
- “portague”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.