What does cujo in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cujo in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cujo in Portuguese.

The word cujo in Portuguese means whose, a certain person, the evil one, de quem, cujo, pessoa cujo projeto desperdiça tempo e dinheiro público, candidato cujo nome está ausente na cédula, voto em candidato cujo nome não está na cédula, voto em candidato cujo nome está ausente na cédula. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cujo

whose

pronome (indicação de posse)

(pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.")

a certain person

substantivo masculino (BRA, informal (de quem não se diz o nome) (of one who must not be named)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the evil one

substantivo masculino (informal (Diabo) (euphemism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

de quem

adjective (possessive of who)

(locução pronominal: Duas ou mais palavras com função de pronome, definido ou indefinido. Ex. cada um; nós próprios; alguma coisa, etc.)
De quem são estas luvas?
Whose gloves are these?

cujo

adjective (possessive of which)

(pronome: Palavra que substitui um substantivo. Ex. "seu", "aquele", "quem?", "cujo" )
As escolas, cujos alunos eram em sua maioria imigrantes, tinham poucos problemas.
The study looks at cities whose population is under 20,000.

pessoa cujo projeto desperdiça tempo e dinheiro público

noun (US ([sb] with wasteful project)

candidato cujo nome está ausente na cédula

noun (US, informal (write-in candidate)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

voto em candidato cujo nome não está na cédula

noun (US ([sb] voted for whose name is not on ballot)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

voto em candidato cujo nome está ausente na cédula

noun (US (candidate not on ballot) (EUA)

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