de quê
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- do quê
Etymology
Literally "of what?", in reference to surnames that use the conjunction de.
Phrase
de quê?
- asking what is a person's surname
- Meu nome é João.
João de quê?- My name is John.
John of what?
- My name is John.
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see de, quê.