"de quoi" meaning in French

See de quoi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /də kwa/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-de quoi.wav
  1. what was that
    Sense id: en-de_quoi-fr-intj-WDvbIUo5

Phrase

IPA: /də kwa/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-de quoi.wav
Head templates: {{fr-phrase}} de quoi
  1. What is necessary to
    Sense id: en-de_quoi-fr-phrase-JFfAr7Jn Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 0
  2. (Quebec, informal) something Tags: Quebec, informal
    Sense id: en-de_quoi-fr-phrase-P8m2iUWd Categories (other): Quebec French

Download JSON data for de quoi meaning in French (2.1kB)

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          "english": "You what?!; Say what?!",
          "text": "De quoi ?!",
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      ],
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