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English

Etymology 1
From L. term|quid||what, something|langla, neuter singular of term|quis||who|langla.

Noun
en-noun

1. The inherent nature of something.
2. context|US|historical A section of the Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid).

Etymology 2
Origin unknown.

Noun
en-noun|pl=quid or rarely quids

1. historical A sovereign or guinea.
2. context|UK|colloquial Pound sterling.

#: Twenty quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!

1. context|Australia|colloquial pound i|before the 1966 currency change
2. context|Ireland|colloquial pound, punt, euro

Synonyms
i-c|pound sterling

• i-c|standard English pound, pound sterling
• i-c|slang nicker, sov

Derived terms
quids in

Etymology 3
Variant of term|cud.

Noun
en-noun

1. A piece of chewing tobacco.

Verb
to quid

1. To chew tobacco
2. context|of a horse To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing

See also
top2
bob
buck
dime
nickel
mid2
quarter
quidditch
trey
zac

French

Etymology
From L.|fr #Latin|quid.

Pronoun
quid

1. what about

#: ''Quid de la transparence du programme ?

Synonyms
Qu'en est-il de...
Qu'est-il advenu de...

Category:French pronouns

Latin

Conjunction
infl|la|conjunction|g=n

1. why or what

Pronoun
infl|la|pronoun|g=n|interrogative pronoun

1. form of|Neuter|quis.

Spanish

Noun
infl|es|noun|g=m

1. gist; point; crux

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