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que nem

Portuguese, adverb/ki ˈnẽj̃/

que nem is a Portuguese adverb meaning “like; just alike; similarly to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does que nem mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    like; just alike; similarly to

    Você é grande que nem um panda.

  2. 2

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see que, nem.

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. o qual nem, o qual nem mesmo 2. em que nem, em que nem mesmo, no qual nem mesmo

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.

How do you pronounce que nem?

  • Brazil /ki ˈnẽj̃/
  • Brazil [ki ˈnẽɪ̯̃]
  • Portugal /kɨ ˈnɐ̃j̃/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.