← All words
Dictionary

cuanto

/ˈkwanto/

pronoun/ˈkwanto/

whatever quantity, as much, however much

Dame cuanto tengas.Give me however many you have.

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).

adverb/ˈkwanto/

as much; however much; in whatever quantity

Related: cuanto a, cuanto antes, cuanto de energía, cuanto más, cuanto más antes, cuanto más que, cuanto quiera que, cuanto y más, cuantos más, mejor, en cuanto

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, masculine/ˈkwanto/plural: cuantos

quantum

Recently borrowed from Latin quantum.