"qué pasa" meaning in Spanish

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Phrase

IPA: /ˌke ˈpasa/, [ˌke ˈpa.sa] Forms: ¿qué pasa [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of English what's happening. Etymology templates: {{calque|es|en|what's happening}} Calque of English what's happening Head templates: {{head|es|phrase|head=¿qué pasa?}} ¿qué pasa?
  1. what's up?; what’s the matter?; what is the problem?; what is wrong? Synonyms: ¿qué ocurre?, ¿cuál es el problema?
    Sense id: en-qué_pasa-es-phrase-tNZ53Uao
  2. (US, Spain, informal) what's up? Tags: Spain, US, informal Synonyms: ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal?, quiúbole, qué ondas
    Sense id: en-qué_pasa-es-phrase-7tSmCUou Categories (other): Spanish Spanish, United States Spanish
  3. what's up?; what's happening?; what are you doing? Synonyms: ¿qué ocurre?, ¿qué estás haciendo?
    Sense id: en-qué_pasa-es-phrase-vXFkNPW~ Categories (other): Spanish phrasebook Disambiguation of Spanish phrasebook: 16 3 81

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