mucho

See also: Mucho

English

Etymology

From Spanish mucho. Unrelated to much.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːt͡ʃoʊ/

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Adjective

mucho (not comparable)

1. (often humorous) Much; a great deal of.
   • 1978, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, “Heart of Glass”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie, Chrysalis Records:

     Seemed like the real thing, only to find / Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind

   • 1989 December 22, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     There will be calamities, maudlin melodramas, and mucho pathos at Cries & Whispers--A Tragedy Club, which seeks to reverse our town's love of comedy.

Adverb

mucho (not comparable)

1. (often humorous) very
   • 2014 November 7, Hadley Freeman, “God save us from the philosemitism of Burchill, Amis and Mensch”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     And this makes sense because, as with Burchill, Amis’s philosemitism is quasi-sexual and mucho ridiculous.

Derived terms

• mucho thanko
• mucho thankso

Anagrams

• hocum, mouch

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mucho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmut͡ʃo/, [ˈmu.t͡ʃo]
• Hyphenation: mu‧cho

Adjective

mucho

1. much; many

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.xɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uxɔ
• Syllabification: mu‧cho
• Homophone: Mucho

Noun

mucho f

1. vocative singular of mucha

Spanish

Alternative forms

• muncho, mulcho (dialectal)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multus

Latin multum

Old Spanish muito

Old Spanish mucho

Spanish mucho

Inherited from Old Spanish mucho, muito, from Latin multus (“much, many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare the Portuguese muito (“much, many, a lot”). Unrelated to English much, which is related to archaic maño (“big”) (the second element in tamaño).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmut͡ʃo/ [ˈmu.t͡ʃo]

• Audio (Peru):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -utʃo
• Syllabification: mu‧cho

Determiner

mucho m sg (feminine mucha, masculine plural muchos, feminine plural muchas)

1. (in the singular) much, a lot of

   No tengo mucho dinero.

   I don't have much money.

   Tengo mucho dinero.

   I have a lot of money.

2. (in the plural) many, a lot of

   Tengo muchas monedas.

   I have many coins.

Antonyms

• poco

Derived terms

• como mucho
• con mucho
• cuando mucho
• de muchas campanillas
• ganar muchos puntos, ganar puntos
• muchísimo
• mucho gusto
• mucho ojo
• mucho ruido y pocas nueces
• mucho texto
• ni con mucho
• ni mucho menos
• ni mucho ni poco
• por mucho
• por mucho que
• quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta
• tener en mucho

Adverb

mucho (apocopated form muy)

1. much, a lot, far, way, many times

   Es mucho más difícil salir que entrar.

   It is way harder to get out than to get in.

   La situación real era mucho más complicada de lo que se sugería en el documento.

   The real situation was far more complicated than was suggested in the document.

2. (in short answers to questions with muy) very

   Antonym: poco

   —¿Estás muy cansado? —Sí, mucho.

   —Are you very tired? —Yes, very.

3. long (a long time)

   Antonym: poco

   El tren está tardando mucho.

   The train's taking a long time (to arrive).

Pronoun

mucho n (masculine mucho, feminine mucha, masculine plural muchos, feminine plural muchas)

1. (used in the neuter form "mucho" when referring to "many things") a lot, much

   Synonym: un montón

   Antonym: poco

   Mucho ha pasado estas últimas semanas.

   A lot has happened these past few weeks.

   "¿Cuánta gente fue a la fiesta?" "Mucha."

   "How many people were at the party?" "A lot."

   1. (in the plural, feminine when referring to women) many (many people)

      La situación ha sido horrible para muchos. ― The situation has been terrible for many.

Derived terms

• nunca mucho cuesta poco

See also

• bastante
• más

Further reading

• “mucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “mucho”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN