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cuanto.

whatever quantity, as much, however much

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈkwanto/[ˈkwãn̪.t̪o]

  1. whatever quantity, as much, however much

    neuter
    Dame cuanto tengas.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts (“how much, how many”), from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís. Cognate with French quant, Italian quanto, Portuguese quanto, Romanian cât, Ashkun ćīt, Waigali kiti, Sanskrit कियत् (kíyat), Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (cuuaṇt).

det/ˈkwanto/[ˈkwãn̪.t̪o]

  1. as much [of]; as many; however much; however many

    masculine
    Bebe cuanta agua quieres.

  2. few; quite a few; a handful

    masculine
    unos cuantos/unas cuantas
    Coge unos cuantos.

  3. however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...”

    masculine · with-comparative
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts (“how much, how many”), from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís. Cognate with French quant, Italian quanto, Portuguese quanto, Romanian cât, Ashkun ćīt, Waigali kiti, Sanskrit कियत् (kíyat), Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (cuuaṇt).

adv/ˈkwanto/[ˈkwãn̪.t̪o]

  1. as much; however much; in whatever quantity

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts (“how much, how many”), from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís. Cognate with French quant, Italian quanto, Portuguese quanto, Romanian cât, Ashkun ćīt, Waigali kiti, Sanskrit कियत् (kíyat), Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (cuuaṇt).

noun/ˈkwanto/[ˈkwãn̪.t̪o]

  1. quantum

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Recently borrowed from Latin quantum.

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