English Explanatory Dictionary

je ne sais qua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Misspelling of je ne sais quoi.

Word forms

je ne sais qua

Etymology

Probably a simple misspelling. Possibly from conflating quoi with the qua in sine qua non.

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