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quanto.

as (to the same extent or degree that)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈkʷɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈkʷɐ̃.tu/Portugal/ˈkɐ̃(n).tu//ˈkã(n).tu/
  1. as (to the same extent or degree that)

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese quanto, from Latin quantus (“how much; how many”). Doublet of quantum.

det/ˈkʷɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈkʷɐ̃.tu/Portugal/ˈkɐ̃(n).tu//ˈkã(n).tu/
  1. how much; how many (what number or quantity of)

    interrogative · relative
    Quanto leite você bebeu?
    Você pretendia comprar quantos ingressos mesmo?
  2. that’s so many (that’s very numerous; that’s a large number of)

    Quantas pessoas! Posso perder-me.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese quanto, from Latin quantus (“how much; how many”). Doublet of quantum.

pron/ˈkʷɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈkʷɐ̃.tu/Portugal/ˈkɐ̃(n).tu//ˈkã(n).tu/
  1. how much (what price)

    interrogative
    Você cobra quanto?
    Quanto custa uma guitarra novinha?
  2. as much as

    relative
    Eu como quanto quiser.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese quanto, from Latin quantus (“how much; how many”). Doublet of quantum.

adv/ˈkʷɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈkʷɐ̃.tu/Portugal/ˈkɐ̃(n).tu//ˈkã(n).tu/
  1. how (to what degree)

    interrogative · relative
    Digam o quanto quente vocês querem a pizza.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese quanto, from Latin quantus (“how much; how many”). Doublet of quantum.

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