quiçá

See also: quica, quiça, and quiçà

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quiça (obsolete)
• quiçà (obsolete)

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈsa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kiˈsa/

• Hyphenation: qui‧çá

Adverb

quiçá

1. perhaps

   Synonym: talvez