"do quê" meaning in Portuguese

See do 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=do quê?}} do quê?
  1. asking what is a person's surname
    Sense id: en-do_quê-pt-phrase-1BRdoptZ
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, quê.
    Sense id: en-do_quê-pt-phrase-Q5~WQIAt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: de quê

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