cantidad

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish quantidat, borrowed from Latin quantitās, quantitātem[1], from quantus (“how much”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kantiˈdad/, [kãn̪t̪iˈðað]
  • Rhymes: -að
  • Hyphenation: can‧ti‧dad
  • Audio (Latin America)(file)

Noun

cantidad f (plural cantidades)

  1. amount
  2. quantity
  3. figure
  4. (colloquial, Spain) plenty

Derived terms

Adverb

cantidad

  1. (colloquial) like hell; a hell of a lot; shedloads

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/157209215/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-C-F-Corominas-Joan-pdf
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