quizá

See also: quiza

Galician

Alternative forms

• quizais
• quizás
• quizaves
• cecais

Adverb

quizá

1. perhaps, maybe

Synonyms

• (perhaps, maybe): acaso, tal vez, se cadra, seica

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish quiçab, from qui sabe (“who knows”), ultimately from the Latin expression qui sapit (“who knows”). Compare Italian chissà, Portuguese quiçá, Catalan quissà and French qui sait.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kiˈθa/, [kiˈθa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kiˈsa/, [kiˈsa]

Adverb

quizá

1. perhaps, maybe

   Synonyms: quizás, tal vez