quase

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.ze/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.z(ɨ)/

Rhymes: -azi, -azɨ
Hyphenation: qua‧se

Adverb

quase (not comparable)

almost (very close to)

Noun

quase m (plural quases)

(informal) almost (a situation that almost happens)

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