quase

Portuguese

Alternative forms

quási, quasi, quazi, quaze (obsolete)
quaje (eye dialect)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).. Cognate of Spanish casi, Spanish cuasi, French quasi and Italian quasi.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.ze/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.zɨ/

Rhymes: -azi, -azɨ
Hyphenation: qua‧se

Adverb

quase (not comparable)

almost (very close to)

Noun

quase m (plural quases)

(informal) almost (a situation that almost happens)

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