portaguen.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːtəɡjuː/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrdəɡju/

Forms: 1500s portygewe, 1500s portingue, 1500s portugue, 1500s–1600s portegue, 1500s–1600s portigue, 1500s–1600s 1800s– portague.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese português.

Etymology: Apparently < Portuguese português (not dated in dictionaries of Portuguese, but see note below), use as noun of português Portuguese adj., with the final -s being interpreted as a plural ending. Compare post-classical Latin portugalensis (?1522 in a British source, in Corr. Thomas More (1947) 257). Compare later Portuguese n. 2 and the foreign-language parallels cited at that entry, and also later Portugal n. 2.The coin was apparently first minted in Portugal in 1506; it was accepted in many countries all over the world. Compare also the following for an occurrence of the English word in a Latin context:1559 in R. G. Marsden Sel. Pleas Court Admiralty (1897) II. 110 Duo aurea numismata sive pecias auri vulgo dictas portigewies.

Now rare (archaic or historical in later use).

A Portuguese gold coin current in the 16th cent.; a cruzado; = Portugal n. 2.Often kept as an heirloom or keepsake.

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portague1532

crusado1544

Portugal1546

Portuguese1577

patacon1584

vintem1584

milreis1589

pataca1625

moidore1710

octave1747

Johannes1758

joe1765

half joe1775

escudo1821

centavo1857

1532 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. xviii. 138 By Hasilwood of the receipt iiij portagues 10. 00. 00.

1535 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 127 To my nece Harvy my portygewe of gold.

1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. xxviii. 54 Our Coyne, be they as little as Pence, or as great as Portigues.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. iii. sig. C3^v No Gold about thee? Dru. Yes, I haue a Portague, I ha' kept this halfe yeare.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Portegue, a certain Coyn in Gold, valuing three pound ten shillings.

1821 W. Scott Pirate viii ‘These,’ pointing to a cutlass and pistols, ‘which may prevent all further risk of my parting company with my Portagues.’

1910 J. Masefield Poems & Plays (1918) I. 81 Gold doubloons and double moydores, louis d'ors and portagues.

1920 Eng. Hist. Rev. 35 243 To his executor Thomas Hyde, Harding bequeathed his best gold ring, a gold portague, and an additional 5 pounds sterling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portague
释义	portaguen. Brit. /ˈpɔːtəɡjuː/, U.S. /ˈpɔrdəɡju/ Forms: 1500s portygewe, 1500s portingue, 1500s portugue, 1500s–1600s portegue, 1500s–1600s portigue, 1500s–1600s 1800s– portague. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese português. Etymology: Apparently < Portuguese português (not dated in dictionaries of Portuguese, but see note below), use as noun of português Portuguese adj., with the final -s being interpreted as a plural ending. Compare post-classical Latin portugalensis (?1522 in a British source, in Corr. Thomas More (1947) 257). Compare later Portuguese n. 2 and the foreign-language parallels cited at that entry, and also later Portugal n. 2.The coin was apparently first minted in Portugal in 1506; it was accepted in many countries all over the world. Compare also the following for an occurrence of the English word in a Latin context:1559 in R. G. Marsden Sel. Pleas Court Admiralty (1897) II. 110 Duo aurea numismata sive pecias auri vulgo dictas portigewies. Now rare (archaic or historical in later use). A Portuguese gold coin current in the 16th cent.; a cruzado; = Portugal n. 2.Often kept as an heirloom or keepsake. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Portuguese coins portague1532 crusado1544 Portugal1546 Portuguese1577 patacon1584 vintem1584 milreis1589 pataca1625 moidore1710 octave1747 Johannes1758 joe1765 half joe1775 escudo1821 centavo1857 1532 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. xviii. 138 By Hasilwood of the receipt iiij portagues 10. 00. 00. 1535 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 127 To my nece Harvy my portygewe of gold. 1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. xxviii. 54 Our Coyne, be they as little as Pence, or as great as Portigues. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. iii. sig. C3^v No Gold about thee? Dru. Yes, I haue a Portague, I ha' kept this halfe yeare. View more context for this quotation 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Portegue, a certain Coyn in Gold, valuing three pound ten shillings. 1821 W. Scott Pirate viii ‘These,’ pointing to a cutlass and pistols, ‘which may prevent all further risk of my parting company with my Portagues.’ 1910 J. Masefield Poems & Plays (1918) I. 81 Gold doubloons and double moydores, louis d'ors and portagues. 1920 Eng. Hist. Rev. 35 243 To his executor Thomas Hyde, Harding bequeathed his best gold ring, a gold portague, and an additional 5 pounds sterling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1532
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