questão
See also: questaõ
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin quaestiōnem (“inquiry; question”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: ques‧tão
Noun edit
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)
Usage notes edit
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 edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:questão.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “questão” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913