# phpman > perldoc > Lingua::PT::Stemmer

## NAME
    [Lingua::PT::Stemmer](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Lingua%3A%3APT%3A%3AStemmer/markdown) - Portuguese language stemming

## SYNOPSIS
      use [Lingua::PT::Stemmer](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Lingua%3A%3APT%3A%3AStemmer/markdown);

      [Lingua::PT::Stemmer::stem](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Lingua%3A%3APT%3A%3AStemmer%3A%3Astem/markdown)(\@words);

      # or

      [Lingua::PT::Stemmer::stem](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Lingua%3A%3APT%3A%3AStemmer%3A%3Astem/markdown)(@words);

## DESCRIPTION
    This module implements a Portuguese stemming algorithm proposed in the paper A Stemming
    Algorithm for the Portuguese Language by Moreira, V. and Huyck, C.

    The eight steps of stemming algorithm are listed as follows:

    *       Plural Reduction

    *       Feminine Reduction

    *       Adverb Reduction

    *       Augmentative/Diminutive Reduction

    *       Noun Suffix Reduction

    *       Verb Suffix Reduction

    *       Vowel Reduction

    *       Accents Removal

## SEE ALSO
    [Lingua::GL::Stemmer](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Lingua%3A%3AGL%3A%3AStemmer/markdown)

## COPYRIGHT
    xern <<xern@cpan.org>>

    This module is free software; you can redistribute it or modify it under the same terms as Perl
    itself.