quoique

See also: quoi que

French

Alternative forms

• quoiqu’ (apocopic, before vowel or h)

Etymology

From quoi +‎ que, replacing earlier que que.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.kə/

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Conjunction

quoique (+ subjunctive)

1. though, although

   Synonyms: bien que, encore que

   Near-synonym: même si

   Quoique petite, elle est plutôt forte.

   Though small, she's pretty strong.

Further reading

• “quoique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.