Lusophone
Pronunciation: /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/
The English word “Lusophone” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Portuguese-speaking.
noun
- A Portuguese speaker.
Etymology
From Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone.
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