Italian

edit

Noun

edit

qui pro quo m (invariable)

  1. misunderstanding

Polish

edit

Etymology

edit

Unadapted borrowing from Latin quid prō quō.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /kfi prɔ ˈkfɔ/
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Noun

edit

qui pro quo n (indeclinable)

  1. (literary) amusing misunderstanding resulting from taking someone for another person or misunderstanding someone's words

Further reading

edit
  • qui pro quo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • qui pro quo in Polish dictionaries at PWN