Pör'ta-güe, n.
n. [From Portugal.] A Portuguese gold coin worth about 3½ pounds sterling, or about 16 dollars. [Obs.] “Ten thousand portuguees, besides great pearls.” Marlow.
n. [From Portugal.] A Portuguese gold coin worth about 3½ pounds sterling, or about 16 dollars. [Obs.] “Ten thousand portuguees, besides great pearls.” Marlow.