porqué

See also: porque, porquê, por que, por qué, and por quê

Galician

Alternative forms

• porquê (reintegrationist)

Noun

porqué m (plural porqués)

1. 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]

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• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: por‧qué

Noun

porqué m (plural porqués)

1. a reason (e.g. the reason why something happens)

   Hay demasiados porqués.

   There are too many reasons.

Derived terms

• no hay porqué

References

• spanish.about.com

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