quiproquo

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

quiproquo

a 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

  • germangerman:Misverstandnis
  • englishenglish:misunderstanding
  • greekgreek:παρεξήγηση
  • japanesejapanese:誤解
  • dutchdutch:misverstand