"quiçá" meaning in Portuguese

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Adverb

IPA: /kiˈsa/ [Brazil], /kiˈsa/ [Portugal]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|quiça}} Old Galician-Portuguese quiça, {{der|pt|VL.|qui sapit|t=who knows}} Vulgar Latin qui sapit (“who knows”), {{der|pt|osp|quiçab}} Old Spanish quiçab, {{cog|gl,es|quizá}} Galician and Spanish quizá, {{cog|it|chissà}} Italian chissà, {{doublet|pt|quem sabe}} Doublet of quem sabe Head templates: {{pt-adv}} quiçá
  1. perhaps Synonyms: talvez, quiça [obsolete], quiçà [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-quiçá-pt-adv-G6LrsnXo Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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