qual é

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “what is [it]?”.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkwaw ˈɛ/ [ˈkwaʊ̯ ˈɛ], /kwaˈlɛ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkwal ˈɛ/ [ˈkwaɫ ˈɛ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkwa.li ˈɛ/

  • Hyphenation: qual‧e

Interjection

qual é?

  1. (Brazil) no way (implies the speaker is astonished and/or does not believe something said)
  2. (Brazil, informal) What's the matter? What's the problem? What's wrong?
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see qual,‎ é.

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