quoique

See also: quoi que

French

Alternative forms

quoiqu’ (apocopic, before vowel or h)

Etymology

From quoi +‎ que, replacing earlier que que.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kwa.kə/
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Conjunction

quoique (+ subjunctive)

though, although
Synonyms: bien que, encore que

Near-synonym: même si

Quoique petite, elle est plutôt forte.
Though small, she's pretty strong.

Further reading

“quoique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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