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.