"de quê" meaning in Portuguese

See de quê in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Etymology: Literally, “of what?”, in reference to surnames that use the conjunction de. Etymology templates: {{m-g|of what?}} “of what?”, {{lit|of what?}} Literally, “of what?”, {{m|pt|de}} de Head templates: {{head|pt|phrase|head=de quê?}} de quê?
  1. asking what is a person's surname
    Sense id: en-de_quê-pt-phrase-1BRdoptZ Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see de, quê. Synonyms: do quê
    Sense id: en-de_quê-pt-phrase-jnHXpjOz

Download JSON data for de quê meaning in Portuguese (1.2kB)

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