No. 12,375 in Spanish
luso
"Luso" refers to something or someone related to Portugal or Portuguese culture.
In a sentence
El jugador luso marcó el gol decisivo en el partido.
The Portuguese player scored the decisive goal in the match.
In this sentence, 'luso' is a concise adjective used to denote Portuguese origin.
La cultura lusa está llena de tradiciones y rica historia.
The Portuguese culture is full of traditions and rich history.
Here, 'lusa' describes the culture as pertaining to Portugal.
Estuve hablando con unas amigas lusas sobre su viaje.
I was talking with some Portuguese friends about their trip.
In this case, 'lusas' is used as an adjective agreeing in gender and plural form with 'amigas'.
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