questão

See also: questaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quaestiō, quaestiōnem (“inquiry; question”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨʃ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kes.ˈtɐ̃w̃/, IPA(key): /keʃ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/
    • (uncommon) IPA(key): /kwes.ˈtɐ̃w̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ques‧tão

Noun

questão f (plural questões)

  1. question (phrase asking for information)
  2. question (a request for an answer in a test)
  3. matter; issue (a point in debate or controversy)

Usage notes

In the sense “phrase asking for information” questão and pergunta can be used synonymously, although questão has a somewhat more formal and legal tone, with additional meanings.[1]

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:questão.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • em questão
  • em questão de
  • fazer questão
  • fazer questão fechada
  • fora de questão
  • questão de ordem
  • questão de vida ou morte
  • questãozinha (diminutive)

Further reading
  • questão in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

References
  1. https://ciberduvidas.iscte-iul.pt/consultorio/perguntas/a-diferenca-entre-pergunta-e-questao/29577
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