quiçá

mayhappen

ablins

at a pinch

μήπως

ίσως

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/kiˈsa/

Cognate with Italian

chissà

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese quiça, quiçai, from Vulgar Latin qui sapit (“who knows”), possibly via Old Spanish quiçab. Cognate with Galician and Spanish quizá and Italian chissà. Doublet of quem sabe.

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