por que cargas d'água

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Portuguese

Etymology

por que (“why”) + cargas (“loads”) + d'água (“of water”)

Literally, "why loads of water?"

This is a loaded, emphatic (though not vulgar) version of the question por que? (“why?”).

Adverb

por que cargas d'água

  1. (idiomatic) why the hell; why the heck
    Por que cargas d'água você demorou tanto para chegar?
    Why the hell did you take so long to arrive?
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