porqué
Galician
Alternative forms
Noun
porqué m (plural porqués)
- reason, cause, explanation
- Synonym: motivo
References
- “porqué”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From por qué (“why”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poɾˈke/ [poɾˈke]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: por‧qué
Noun
porqué m (plural porqués)
- a reason (e.g. the reason why something happens)
- Hay demasiados porqués.
- There are too many reasons.
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “porqué”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024