cuanto

• quanto (obsolete)

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwanto/ [ˈkwãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: cuan‧to

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).

cuanto n (correlative of tanto)

1. whatever quantity, as much, however much

   Dame cuanto tengas.

   Give me however many you have.

To express the interrogative, cuánto (with an accent mark) is used instead:

¿Cuánto tienes? ― How much do you have?

cuanto m (plural cuantos, feminine cuanta, feminine plural cuantas)

1. as much [of]; as many; however much; however many

   Bebe cuanta agua quieres. ― Drink as much water as you want.

2. (after “unos”) few; quite a few; a handful

   unos cuantos/unas cuantas ― (quite) a few

   Coge unos cuantos. ― Take a handful (a few).

3. (with comparatives) however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...”
   • 1882, Víctor Balaguer, Tragedias: Los Esponsales de la Muerta, page 366:

     Cuanta más agua le quitan más le queda.

     The more water they remove for him, the more remains.

To express the interrogative, cuánto (with an accent mark) is used instead:

¿Cuánta agua quieres? ― How much water do you want?

cuanto (correlative)

1. as much; however much; in whatever quantity

To express the interrogative, the cuánto (with an accent mark) is used instead:

¿Cuánto cuesta? ― How much does it cost?

• ¿Cuánto cuesta? (“How much does it cost?”)

Recently borrowed from Latin quantum.

cuanto m (plural cuantos)

1. (physics) quantum

• “cuanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

• canuto