"chissà" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Italian]

IPA: /kisˈsa/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: From Vulgar Latin quī sapit (“who knows”). Cognate with Spanish and Galician quizá, Portuguese quiçá. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|VL.|quī sapit||who knows}} Vulgar Latin quī sapit (“who knows”), {{cog|es,gl|quizá}} Spanish and Galician quizá, {{cog|pt|quiçá}} Portuguese quiçá Head templates: {{it-adv}} chissà
  1. (rhetorical question) who knows? Tags: rhetoric
    Sense id: en-chissà-it-adv-xiSsP6f2 Categories (other): Italian rhetorical questions, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. maybe, perhaps Synonyms: forse, magari
    Sense id: en-chissà-it-adv-pHbKE8M2
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adv",
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    "Italian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio pronunciation",
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    "Pages with entries",
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