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tanto.

so much (to a large or excessive degree)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. so much (to a large or excessive degree)

    not-comparable
    Corri tanto.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

det/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)

    Ele perdeu tanto sangue que morreu.
    Eu leio tantos livros.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

pron/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

pron/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. as much as / as many as

    Li tantos livros quanto meu irmão.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

noun/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈtɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. an unspecified or irrelevant amount of something

    masculine
    Comi um tanto de torta.
    A mercadoria foi entregue em dois tantos.
  2. an amount equal to a previously specified amount

    masculine
    A moeda de ouro vale cinco tantos mais que a de prata.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

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