cómo

See also: como, Como, COMO, and comò

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *quomo, from Latin quōmodo, from quo (“what”) and modo (“way”).

Adverb

cómo

how

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *quomo, from Latin quōmodo, from quo (“what”) and modo (“way”). Compare Italian come.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkomo/
Rhymes: -omo
Hyphenation: có‧mo
Audio (Latin America) (file)
Homophone: como

Adverb

cómo

(interrogative) how?

Alternative forms

có (colloquial, Caribbean)

Interjection

cómo

(interrogative) sorry? what? (expressing surprise or asking to repeat)

Derived terms

¿cómo está?
¿cómo estás?

Noun

cómo m (plural cómos)

how

Further reading

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

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