cadê
See also: cade, Cade, cadé, -cade, and cad é
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- quedê (dated)
- quede (dated)
- kd (Internet slang)
Etymology
From earlier quedê, from "que é (feito) de?".
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈde/
- Hyphenation: ca‧dê
Pronoun
cadê
- (Brazil, informal) where is (it)?
Usage notes
- Cadê by itself is used to ask "where is it," meanwhile when followed by a noun or pronoun, it refers to the specified object, such as in "cadê você."