porqué
/poɾˈke/ · A2 · noun · m
reason
porqué = por (for) + qué (what): the for-what, i.e. the reason
Spanish glues por + qué into one accented noun: el porqué = the why. Compare the split question ¿por qué? (why?) and the unaccented porque (because). With an article in front, it is the noun: the reason.