capaz

/kaˈpaθ/ · A2 · adv

maybe, perhaps

🧢 capaz = cap + az: capable, from Latin capax, roomy enough to hold

Same root as English capable and capacity (Latin capere, to take or hold). Someone capaz can hold the task. In Latin American speech, capaz (que) slid from able to may well happen, so it also means maybe or perhaps.

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