Meaning

3 senses

  1. A port wine.

    port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine

  2. (broadly)A generic port wine; a wine of the style of Porto.

  3. (broadly)Fortified wine.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. Brazil played against France in Porto Alegre.

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  2. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo.

    ruСтолица Бенина - Порто-Ново. — marafon

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  3. A famous Porto brand name is Cockburn’s. Seriously?

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  4. If you're going to Porto, can you give me a ride?

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  5. Porto Alegre is a beautiful city.

    ruПорту-Алегри — красивый город. — Wezel

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Origin

Borrowed from Portuguese Porto.

Borrowed from Portuguese Porto.

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Forms

plural: Portos

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine:Oporto

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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