quase

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quaje (eye dialect)
• quasi (obsolete)
• quazi (obsolete)
• quaze (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin quasi (“as if”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.zɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.zi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.ze/
• Hyphenation: qua‧se

Adverb

quase (not comparable)

1. almost (very close to)

Noun

quase m (plural quases)

1. (informal) almost (a situation that almost happens)