"questão" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /kesˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [kesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /kesˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [kesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /keʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [keʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /kɨʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal] Forms: questões [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quaestiōnem (“inquiry; question”). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|la|quaestio|quaestiōnem|inquiry; question}} Latin quaestiōnem (“inquiry; question”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} questão f (plural questões)
  1. question (phrase asking for information) Tags: feminine Synonyms: pergunta [informal]
    Sense id: en-questão-pt-noun-pt:phrase_asking_for_information Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 58 7 35
  2. question (a request for an answer in a test) Tags: feminine Synonyms: pergunta
    Sense id: en-questão-pt-noun-pt:question_in_a_test
  3. matter; issue (a point in debate or controversy) Tags: feminine Synonyms: tema, problema
    Sense id: en-questão-pt-noun-pt:matter
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: questaõ [obsolete], questam [obsolete] Derived forms: em questão, em questão de, fazer questão, fazer questão fechada, fora de questão, questão de ordem, questão de vida ou morte, questãozinha [diminutive] Related terms: querer, questionamento, questionar, questionário

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        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
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