How to pronounce“qua”in English
IPA/kwɑː/
Syllablesqua
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Definitions of “qua”
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preposition
as; in the capacity of; acting as
“Qua work of art, the work of art cannot be interpreted; there is nothing to interpret; we can only criticize it according to standards, in comparison to other works of art; […]”
interjection
The cawing sound of a crow.
“Crows have a language of their own in a wild state that any observant person can learn. […] Then he would straighten his head back and, with the most comical bowing and wagging, say: "Qua qua qua, qua qua qua" for perhaps a minute.”