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Word of the Day - lusophone

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lusophone

/ˈluːsəfəʊn/
adjective
Portuguese-speaking.

Origin
1970s: from luso- (representing Lusitania) + -phone.

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Brazil is the largest lusophone country.

[I imagine a noun form of the word describing a phone into which you speak
your native language and Portuguese comes out of the receiver.]

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