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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “or be it", "or let it be", "or may it be”. Compare Portuguese ou seja, Italian ossia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o ˈsea/
- Syllabification: o se‧a
Adverb
o sea
- (informal) I mean; that is to say (used to introduce a new idea or explain a previous one)
- Synonyms: es decir, quiero decir
2013, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Cabo Trafalgar, Alfaguara, →ISBN:Que este chico tendrá madre, digo yo. Y a estas alturas da lo mismo bandera que no bandera, o sea, nos la refanfinfla de proa a popa: nuestros cañones aún disparan y esos perros de ahí afuera nos van a seguir fileteando igual. O más.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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