Usage Note
Portugués functions as both adjective and noun — un portugués (a Portuguese man), una portuguesa (a Portuguese woman). As a noun without an article it refers to the language: habla portugués. Note the accent on the final syllable, which drops in the feminine (portuguesa) and plural (portugueses, portuguesas) because the stress no longer needs marking.
Examples
"El portugués es un idioma hermoso."
Natural Translation
Portuguese is a beautiful language.
Literal Translation
The Portuguese is a language beautiful

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