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Italian
Noun
qui pro quo m (invariable)
- misunderstanding
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin quid prō quō.
Pronunciation
Noun
qui pro quo n (indeclinable)
- (literary) amusing misunderstanding resulting from taking someone for another person or misunderstanding someone's words
Further reading
- qui pro quo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- qui pro quo in Polish dictionaries at PWN