quase

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quási (pre-reform)
• quasi (pre-standardization)
• quazi, quaze (obsolete)
• quaje (eye dialect)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).. Cognate of Spanish casi, Spanish cuasi, French quasi and Italian quasi.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.zi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.zɨ/

• Rhymes: -azi, -azɨ
• 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)