"porque" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [Asturian]

IPA: /ˈpoɾke/, [ˈpoɾ.ke]
Head templates: {{head|ast|conjunction}} porque
  1. because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)
    Sense id: en-porque-ast-conj-nQXLumye Categories (other): Asturian entries with incorrect language header

Conjunction [Galician]

IPA: /pʊɾˈkɪ/
Head templates: {{head|gl|conjunction}} porque
  1. because
    Sense id: en-porque-gl-conj-pRGu7rih
  2. (reintegrationist, introducing a question) why Synonyms: por que [standard]
    Sense id: en-porque-gl-conj-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

Adverb [Portuguese]

IPA: /puʁˈke/ [Brazil], [puhˈke] [Brazil], /puʁˈke/ [Brazil], [puhˈke] [Brazil], /puɾˈke/ [São-Paulo], /puʁˈke/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [puχˈke] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /puɻˈke/ [Southern-Brazil], /puɾ.kɨ/ [Portugal], /puɻ.ˈke/ [Caipira], /poɹ.ˈke/ [South-Brazil], /poɾ.ˈke/ [South-Brazil]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese porque, corresponding to por (“for”) + que (“that”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish porque, Catalan perquè, French parce que and Italian perché. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|porque}} Old Galician-Portuguese porque, {{compound|pt|por|que|t1=for|t2=that}} por (“for”) + que (“that”), {{cog|gl,es|porque}} Galician and Spanish porque, {{cog|ca|perquè}} Catalan perquè, {{cog|fr|parce que}} French parce que, {{cog|it|perché}} Italian perché Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} porque (not comparable)
  1. (Portugal, introducing a question) why Tags: Portugal, not-comparable Synonyms: por que [Brazil] Related terms: porquê, por que, por quê, pois
    Sense id: en-porque-pt-adv-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): European Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 61 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: porq̃ [abbreviation, obsolete], pq [Internet], perque [obsolete]

Conjunction [Portuguese]

IPA: /puʁˈke/ [Brazil], [puhˈke] [Brazil], /puʁˈke/ [Brazil], [puhˈke] [Brazil], /puɾˈke/ [São-Paulo], /puʁˈke/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [puχˈke] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /puɻˈke/ [Southern-Brazil], /puɾ.kɨ/ [Portugal], /puɻ.ˈke/ [Caipira], /poɹ.ˈke/ [South-Brazil], /poɾ.ˈke/ [South-Brazil]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese porque, corresponding to por (“for”) + que (“that”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish porque, Catalan perquè, French parce que and Italian perché. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|porque}} Old Galician-Portuguese porque, {{compound|pt|por|que|t1=for|t2=that}} por (“for”) + que (“that”), {{cog|gl,es|porque}} Galician and Spanish porque, {{cog|ca|perquè}} Catalan perquè, {{cog|fr|parce que}} French parce que, {{cog|it|perché}} Italian perché Head templates: {{head|pt|conjunction}} porque
  1. because; for (introduces an explanation to the claim in the previous clause) Synonyms: pois, que
    Sense id: en-porque-pt-conj-0j6l5r6t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: porq̃ [abbreviation, obsolete], pq [Internet], perque [obsolete]

Conjunction [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈpoɾke/, [ˈpoɾ.ke]
Rhymes: -oɾke Etymology: From por (“for; due to”) + que (“what”). Etymology templates: {{af|es|por|que|t1=for; due to|t2=what}} por (“for; due to”) + que (“what”) Head templates: {{head|es|conjunction}} porque
  1. because Derived forms: porque hoy es hoy, porque sí Related terms: porqué
    Sense id: en-porque-es-conj-pRGu7rih Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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        [
          "because",
          "because"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pois"
        },
        {
          "word": "que"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/puʁˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[puhˈke]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puʁˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[puhˈke]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puɾˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puʁˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[puχˈke]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puɻˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puɾ.kɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puɻ.ˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Caipira"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poɹ.ˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poɾ.ˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Brazil"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "porq̃"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "pq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "perque"
    }
  ],
  "word": "porque"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
    "Portuguese adverbs",
    "Portuguese compound terms",
    "Portuguese conjunctions",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese uncomparable adverbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "porque"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese porque",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "por",
        "3": "que",
        "t1": "for",
        "t2": "that"
      },
      "expansion": "por (“for”) + que (“that”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl,es",
        "2": "porque"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician and Spanish porque",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "perquè"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan perquè",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "parce que"
      },
      "expansion": "French parce que",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "perché"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian perché",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese porque, corresponding to por (“for”) + que (“that”).\nCognate with Galician and Spanish porque, Catalan perquè, French parce que and Italian perché.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hascomp": "no"
      },
      "expansion": "porque (not comparable)",
      "name": "pt-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "por‧que"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "porquê"
    },
    {
      "word": "por que"
    },
    {
      "word": "por quê"
    },
    {
      "word": "pois"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "European Portuguese",
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why is the sky blue?",
          "text": "Porque é que o céu é azul?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "introducing a question",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Portugal, introducing a question) why"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Brazil"
          ],
          "word": "por que"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/puʁˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[puhˈke]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puʁˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[puhˈke]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puɾˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puʁˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[puχˈke]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puɻˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puɾ.kɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puɻ.ˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "Caipira"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poɹ.ˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poɾ.ˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Brazil"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "porq̃"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "pq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "perque"
    }
  ],
  "word": "porque"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "porque hoy es hoy"
    },
    {
      "word": "porque sí"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "por",
        "3": "que",
        "t1": "for; due to",
        "t2": "what"
      },
      "expansion": "por (“for; due to”) + que (“what”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From por (“for; due to”) + que (“what”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "porque",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "por‧que"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "conj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "porqué"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Rhymes:Spanish/oɾke",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/oɾke/2 syllables",
        "Spanish 2-syllable words",
        "Spanish compound terms",
        "Spanish conjunctions",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "because"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "because",
          "because"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpoɾke/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpoɾ.ke]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾke"
    }
  ],
  "word": "porque"
}

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