tanto

Borrowed from Japanese 短刀 (tantō たんとう), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twán-taw, “dagger”) (compare Mandarin 短刀 (duǎndāo)), from 短 (“short”) + 刀 (“knife”).

tanto (plural tantos)

1. A common type of Japanese dagger or knife. Alternative spelling of tantō

• tantō

• Tantō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Italian tanto.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntəʊ/

tanto (not comparable)

1. (music) So much; too much.

• natto

Borrowed from Dutch tante. Confer Sranan Tongo tanta.

tanto

1. aunt

• omu

tanto

1. dot

tanto

1. such

tanto ... como

1. such ... as

From Latin tantus.

• Hyphenation: tan‧to

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tanto (feminine singular tanta, masculine plural tanti, feminine plural tante)

1. so much, so many
2. much, many
3. such
4. significant

tanto

1. much
2. a lot

tanto

1. so much
2. very

tanto

1. after all
2. anyways

• tonta

tantō

1. dative masculine singular of tantus
2. dative neuter singular of tantus
3. ablative masculine singular of tantus
4. ablative neuter singular of tantus

• tanto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

From French tantôt

tanto

1. later
2. this evening

• tãto (obsolete, abbreviation)

From Old Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.tu/
• Hyphenation: tan‧to

tanto (not comparable)

1. so much (to a large or excessive degree)

   Corri tanto.

   I ran so much.

Tão is used with adjectives instead of tanto.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tanto.

tanto m (feminine tanta, plural tantos, feminine plural tantas)

1. so much / so many (a large or excessive amount)

   Ele perdeu tanto sangue que morreu.

   He lost so much blood that he died.

   Eu leio tantos livros.

   I read so many books.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tanto.

tanto … quanto

1. as much as / as many as

   Li tantos livros quanto meu irmão.

   I have read as many books as my brother.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tanto.

tanto m (plural tantos)

1. an unspecified or irrelevant amount of something

   Comi um tanto de torta.

   I ate a bit of pie.

   A mercadoria foi entregue em dois tantos.

   The wares were delivered in two portions.

2. an amount equal to a previously specified amount

   A moeda de ouro vale cinco tantos mais que a de prata.

   The gold coin is worth five times as much as the silver one.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tanto.

• Indo-Portuguese: tanto
• Kabuverdianu: tántu
• Macanese: tanto
• Kristang: tantu

From Latin tantus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanto/, [ˈt̪ãn̪t̪o]
• Hyphenation: tan‧to

tanto (feminine singular tanta, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantas)

1. so much, as much, that much
2. (plural) so many, as many, that many

tanto

1. so much, long, hard, often, etc.

   Te amo tanto.

   I love you so much.

   De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita.

   No matter how much I do it, it [still] irritates me.

2. (un tanto) somewhat, to a certain extent

   La Teoría de la Relatividad era aún considerada un tanto controvertida.

   The Theory of Relativity was still considered somewhat controversial.

tanto m (plural tantos)

1. copy
2. poker chip, counter
3. point, goal (in a game)
4. (Latin America) portion

tanto

1. so much, so many

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