perché
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Hyphenated as
per‧ché
Pronounced as (IPA)
/perˈke/
Etymology
Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), probably inherited from Vulgar Latin. Compare Neapolitan pecché, Sicilian pirchì, and further Romance parallels such as Sardinian pro chite, French pourquoi, Spanish porque/por qué, Portuguese porque/por que.
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