2006-10-12 09:24:05 · 6 answers · asked by auroraman 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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World War II blurred the line between women qua housewives and women qua workers
2006-10-12 11:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by connor0314 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only place I ever came accross the word "qua" was Bertie Wooster speaking to Jeeves. Having gained the upper hand over the terrifying Roderick Spode, Wooster declares that "Spode, qua menace, is a spent egg".
As the second answerer stated, "qua" is a latin word meaning "in the capacity of".
2006-10-12 19:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term 'qua' is a suffix used in China around the 17th and 18th century on names of Chinese hong merchants, e.g. Powqua, Chinqua, etc.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qua
2006-10-12 16:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by Stevie t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From OED online:
qua
/kwaa/
• conjunction formal
in the capacity of
— ORIGIN Latin.
"Khmer Rouge, genocide qua
Your place or mein kampf, now i'm givin' the dog a bone"
~The Lemonheads
OK, crap usage. But I like the song and it's the only place I've heard it.
2006-10-12 16:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-12 16:42:59
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Definition - a word. Where to use it - in scrabble of course!
2006-10-12 23:04:27 · answer #6 · answered by DeeDee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋