qui pro quo

See also: quiproquo, quiproquó, and quiproquò

Italian

Noun

qui pro quo m (invariable)

  1. misunderstanding

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin quid prō quō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kfi prɔ ˈkfɔ/
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Noun

qui pro quo n (indeclinable)

  1. (literary) amusing misunderstanding resulting from taking someone for another person or misunderstanding someone's words

Further reading

  • qui pro quo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • qui pro quo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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