acaso

See also: a caso

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ā cāsū.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈka.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈka.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈka.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈka.zu/

• Hyphenation: a‧ca‧so
• Rhymes: -azu

Adverb

1. by chance
2. maybe

Noun

acaso m (plural acasos)

1. chance; luck

   um acaso feliz ― a fluke (literally, “a lucky occurrence”)

Related terms

• por acaso

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Spanish

Etymology

From caso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkaso/ [aˈka.so]

Adverb

acaso

1. perhaps

   Synonym: quizás

Derived terms

• por si acaso

Further reading

• “acaso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014