"um ou outro" meaning in Portuguese

See um ou outro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

Forms: uma ou outra [feminine], uns ou outros [masculine, plural], umas ou outras [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{pt-det|f=uma ou outra}} um ou outro (feminine uma ou outra, masculine plural uns ou outros, feminine plural umas ou outras)
  1. (idiomatic) one or another (a very small subset) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-um_ou_outro-pt-det-wzgwwQKb Categories (other): Portuguese determiners, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese determiners: 45 55 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 61 39
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see um, ou, outro.
    Sense id: en-um_ou_outro-pt-det-0JduGb1o Categories (other): Portuguese determiners Disambiguation of Portuguese determiners: 45 55

Download JSON data for um ou outro meaning in Portuguese (1.4kB)

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      "form": "umas ou outras",
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