do quê
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- de 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 Maria.
Maria do quê?- My name is Mary.
Mary of what?
- My name is Mary.
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see do, quê.