quiproquo

See also: quiproquó, quiproquò, and qui pro quo

French

Etymology

From Latin quid pro quō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.pʁɔ.ko/

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Noun

quiproquo m (plural quiproquos)

1. misunderstanding
2. equivocation

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French quiproquo.

Noun

quiproquo n (plural quiproquo-uri)

1. misunderstanding

Declension

Declension of quiproquo

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	quiproquo	quiproquoul		quiproquouri	quiproquourile
genitive-dative	quiproquo	quiproquoului		quiproquouri	quiproquourilor
vocative	quiproquoule			quiproquourilor