qui pro quo

See also: quiproquo, quiproquó, and quiproquò

Italian

Noun

qui pro quo m (invariable)

1. misunderstanding

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin quid prō quō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kfi prɔ ˈkfɔ/

Noun

qui pro quo n (indeclinable)

1. (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