assaz

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• assás (pre-reform spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan asatz, assatz, from Late Latin ad satis, from Latin ad + satis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsa(j)s/ [aˈsa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsa(j)s/ [aˈsa(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈsa(j)ʃ/ [aˈsa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsaʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -as, (Brazil) -ajs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃ
• Hyphenation: as‧saz

Adverb

assaz (not comparable)

1. (chiefly dated) very

   Synonyms: muito, bastante, bem

Further reading

• “assaz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “assaz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026