pou4 gwok3葡國葡国
Jyutpingpou4 gwok3
Yalepòuh gwok
Definition
Portugal; short form of 葡萄牙.
colloquialfoodtravel
How it's used
Using this term is standard practice when referring to the country or its cultural exports like cuisine. It is almost exclusively used in compound phrases such as 葡國菜 or 葡國雞, rather than as a standalone noun for the country in formal contexts. In casual speech, it feels more natural and concise than using the full name.
Examples
Have you ever eaten Portuguese food?
He is going to travel to Portugal next month.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 葡撻, which is a specific type of egg tart. While the tart is associated with Portugal, the prefix 葡 here is a shorthand that does not necessarily imply the entire country in every single food item name.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
