quiproquo
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
quiproquoa word of Latin origin (medieval Latin). It would come from quid pro quo (classical Latin legal term meaning 'what for what') meaning 'one thing in place of another'; the expression originally belonged to the pharmaceutical vocabulary which thus named a medicine taken in place of another.
Definition
Synonyms
méprisemalentendu
Plural
quiproquos
Translations
german:Misverstandnis
english:misunderstanding
greek:παρεξήγηση
japanese:誤解
dutch:misverstand