Polyglot Dictionary

acaso

/aˈkazu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os acasos

Meaning

  1. chance

    • Foi por acaso.

      It was by chance.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

chance

acaso is more about chance or fate abstractly, coincidence, like "por acaso," by chance; chance is the everyday loanword, an opportunity to do something.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

azar

azar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "chance."

Spanish

fortuito

fortuito is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "chance."

Practice

1 What does acaso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi por ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches acaso?

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