tanto

See also tantō

English

Etymology 1

• From Japanese 短刀

Noun

tanto (plural tantos)

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

Alternative forms

• tantō

See also

• Tantō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Tantō

Etymology 2

• From Italian tanto.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

tanto (not comparable)

1. (music) So much; too much.

Derived terms

• non tanto
• allegro non tanto

Anagrams

• natto

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Basque

Noun

tanto

1. dot

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Interlingua

Adverb

tanto

1. such

tanto ... como

1. such ... as

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin tantus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tanto m (f tanta, m plural tanti, f plural tante)

1. a lot of
2. much
3. many
4. such
5. significant

Pronoun

tanto

1. much
2. a lot

Adverb

tanto

1. so much
2. very

Conjunction

tanto

1. after all

Derived terms

• di tanto in tanto
• ogni tanto

Anagrams

• tonta

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Latin

Adjective

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

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /'tɐ̃tu/

Adverb

tanto (not comparable)

1. as (to such an extent or degree)

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin tantus

Adjective

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

1. so much, as much

Adverb

tanto

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

   te quiero tanto

   I love you so much

   de tanto hacerlo, se me irrita

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

Noun

tanto m (plural tantos)

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

Pronoun

tanto

1. so much, so many

Related terms

• tan

Derived terms

al tanto entre tanto en su tanto otro tanto

por tanto por el tanto por lo tanto un tanto