quizá

See also: quiza

Galician

Alternative forms

Adverb

quizá

  1. perhaps, maybe
    Synonyms: acaso, tal vez, se cadra, seica

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish quiçab, from qui sabe (“who knows”), ultimately from the Vulgar Latin expression qui sapit (“who knows”). Compare Italian chissà, Portuguese quiçá, and Catalan quissà.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kiˈθa/ [kiˈθa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /kiˈsa/ [kiˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: qui‧zá

Adverb

quizá

  1. perhaps, maybe
    Synonyms: quizás, tal vez

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