cuanto

• quanto (obsolete)

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwanto/, [ˈkwãn̪t̪o]

From Latin quantus (“how much, how many”).

cuanto n (correlative of tanto)

1. whatever quantity, as much, however much

   Dame cuanto tienes. ― 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 (feminine singular cuanta, masculine plural cuantos, 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 — “a few” or “quite a few”, depending on context.

   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.