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mucho.

much, a lot of

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

det/ˈmut͡ʃo/[ˈmu.t͡ʃo]

  1. much, a lot of

    masculine · singular
    No tengo mucho dinero.
    Tengo mucho dinero.

  2. many, a lot of

    in-plural · masculine · singular
    Tengo muchas monedas.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multum Old Spanish muito Old Spanish mucho Spanish mucho Inherited from Old Spanish mucho, muito, from Latin multus (“much, many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare the Portuguese muito (“much, many, a lot”). Unrelated to English much, which is related to archaic maño (“big”) (the second element in tamaño).

adv/ˈmut͡ʃo/[ˈmu.t͡ʃo]

  1. much, a lot, far, way, many times

    Es mucho más difícil salir que entrar.
    La situación real era mucho más complicada de lo que se sugería en el documento.

  2. very

    —¿Estás cansado? —Sí, mucho.

  3. long (a long time)

    El tren está tardando mucho.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multum Old Spanish muito Old Spanish mucho Spanish mucho Inherited from Old Spanish mucho, muito, from Latin multus (“much, many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare the Portuguese muito (“much, many, a lot”). Unrelated to English much, which is related to archaic maño (“big”) (the second element in tamaño).

pron/ˈmut͡ʃo/[ˈmu.t͡ʃo]

  1. a lot, much

    neuter
    Mucho ha pasado estas últimas semanas.
    "¿Cuánta gente fue a la fiesta?" "Mucha."

  2. many (many people)

    in-plural · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multum Old Spanish muito Old Spanish mucho Spanish mucho Inherited from Old Spanish mucho, muito, from Latin multus (“much, many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare the Portuguese muito (“much, many, a lot”). Unrelated to English much, which is related to archaic maño (“big”) (the second element in tamaño).

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