Lusitano-American

noun

Lu·​si·​ta·​no-American

¦lüsə¦tā(ˌ)nō+

: a Brazilian wholly or partly of Portuguese descent

Word History

Etymology

Lusitano- Portuguese, Portuguese and (from New Latin, from Latin lusitanus Lusitanian, from Lusitania) + American

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