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conjunction

porque

/ˈpoɾke/

conjunction/ˈpoɾke/

because

Los pasteles modernos son sabrosos porque están caramelizados.Modern cakes are delicious because they're caramelized.

Synonyms: car, ca

Related: porque hoy es hoy, porque sí

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Proto-Italic *prō Latin prō Late Latin pōr Old Spanish por Spanish por Spanish que Spanish porque From por (“for; due to”) + que (“what”).