casi

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) curd firm part of pressed cheese
 * 2)  The proteinaceous dead cell mass resulting from caseous necrosis.
 * 1)  The proteinaceous dead cell mass resulting from caseous necrosis.

Etymology
. . The two were originally in a complementary distribution that depended on stress.

Adverb

 * 1) almost