noun
porto
noun
1
Port wine, a sweet fortified wine, or a similar wine made in that style.
"They finished the meal with a glass of porto."
2
The city of Porto in northern Portugal, source of the wine's name.
"We spent a weekend exploring the riverside cafes of Porto."
How to Use Porto
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the Portuguese city or the fortified wine named after it.
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Word Forms
portos plural, Portos plural
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Etymology
From Portuguese Porto, the city that gave port wine its name.