chissà

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin quī sapit (“who knows”). Cognate with Spanish and Galician quizá, Portuguese quiçá. By surface analysis, chi + sa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kisˈsa/*
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: chis‧sà

Adverb

chissà

  1. (rhetorical question) who knows?
  2. maybe, perhaps
    Synonyms: forse, magari
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