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
    Synonym: talvez
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