"por que não" meaning in Portuguese

See por que não in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no|head=por que não}} por que não (not comparable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see por que, não. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-por_que_não-pt-adv-QMKD7RPx Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 27 36 37
  2. why not (used to state one has no objection) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-por_que_não-pt-adv-xLsVwCJI Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 27 36 37
  3. why not (used to introduce a proposal) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-por_que_não-pt-adv-waBr3ZnM Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 27 36 37

Download JSON data for por que não meaning in Portuguese (1.4kB)

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