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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quaestiōnem (“inquiry; question”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: ques‧tão
Noun
questão f (plural questões)
- question (phrase asking for information)
- Synonym: (less formal) pergunta
- question (a request for an answer in a test)
- Synonym: pergunta
- matter; issue (a point in debate or controversy)
- Synonyms: tema, problema
Usage notes
In the sense “phrase asking for information” questão and pergunta can be used synonymously, although questão has a somewhat more formal and legal tone, with additional meanings.[1]
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:questão.
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “questão” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913