o sea

See also: osea, Osea, and ósea

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “or be it”, “or let it be”, “or may it be”. Compare Portuguese ou seja, Italian ossia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈsea/

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

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