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pq

Portuguese, conjunction

pq is a Portuguese conjunction meaning “abbreviation of porque (“because”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, Pq. is a different word: “abbreviation of parque (“park”) (used in street names)”.

What does pq mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    Brazilabbreviation of por que (“why”)

  2. 2

    Brazilabbreviation of por quê (“why”)

  3. 3

    Portugalabbreviation of porque (“why”)

  4. 4

    Portugalabbreviation of porquê (“why”)

  5. 5

    abbreviation of por que (“by what”)

noun

  1. 1

    masculineabbreviation of porquê (“reason”)

conjunction

  1. 1

    abbreviation of porque (“because”)

noun

as Pq.
  1. 1

    masculineabbreviation of parque (“park”) (used in street names)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

abbreviation: 1. sigla de porque, porquê, por que e por quê

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pq

  • pqs plural
  • Prq. alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How common is pq in Portuguese?

pq appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).