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)

almost (very close to)

Noun

quase m (plural quases)

(informal) almost (a situation that almost happens)

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