quiçá

See also: quica, quiça, and quiçà

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese quiça, quiçai, from Vulgar Latin qui sapit (“who knows”), possibly via Old Spanish quiçab. Cognate with Galician and Spanish quizá and Italian chissà.

Doublet of quem sabe.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: qui‧çá

Adverb

quiçá

  1. perhaps
    Synonyms: talvez, às vezes, vai ver

Further reading

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