cualesquier

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwalesˈkjeɾ/ [kwa.lesˈkjeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: cua‧les‧quier

Determiner

cualesquier (apocopate plural, standard form cualquiera)

1. (before the noun) Apocopic form of cualquiera any, whatever, whichever
2. plural of cualquier

Usage notes

The form cualesquier is used only before the modified noun and only within its containing noun phrase. In other positions, the form cualesquiera is used instead.

Further reading

• “cualesquier”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10