cujo

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sujɔ]

cujo

1. third-person singular present of cuś

From Old Galician-Portuguese cujo, from Latin cuius, a genitive of quī (“which”) which had been used adjectivally since at least the time of Plautus. cp. Ancient Greek ποῖος (poîos), both from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

• Hyphenation: cu‧jo

cujo (feminine cuja, masculine plural cujos, feminine plural cujas)

1. whose (of whom)

   A miúda cujos cabelos são negros é bonita

   The girl whose hair is black is beautiful.

In Brazil, this word is considered formal and is not generally used in casual, colloquial conversation. The relative pronoun que, though considered ungrammatical in this case, is usually used instead.

• A menina cujos olhos são verdes.

  The girl whose eyes are green.

• *A menina que os olhos são verdes.

  lit.: *The girl that the eyes are green.