tamaño

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese tamanno (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin tam magnus (literally so big). Cognate with Portuguese tamanho and Spanish tamaño.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tamaño (feminine tamaña, masculine plural tamaños, feminine plural tamañas)

  1. so big
    Synonym: tan grande
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 412:
      Et o fedor era tamaño et tã perigooso que nõ ha home que o sofrer podesse, nẽ sse alý podesse achegar, mẽtre alý aqueles corpos ardíã.
      And the stench was so big and so dangerous that there were no man that could stand it, nor that could come closer, while that bodies were burning there

Derived terms

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Noun

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tamaño m (plural tamaños)

  1. size
    Synonym: talla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish tamanno, from Latin tam magnus (literally so big).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taˈmaɲo/ [t̪aˈma.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -aɲo
  • Syllabification: ta‧ma‧ño

Adjective

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tamaño (feminine tamaña, masculine plural tamaños, feminine plural tamañas)

  1. as big or small; equivalent in size; so big/so small; such a big/small
    • 2017 May 9, “El pueblo fue torrente”, in Juventud Rebelde[1]:
      A lo largo y ancho de toda Cuba, con claridad futura, los jóvenes pulsaron este Primero de Mayo la emoción de un día de fiesta. Un rápido paneo por el archipiélago nos confirma tamaña certeza.
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Noun

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tamaño m (plural tamaños)

  1. size
    Synonyms: talla, porte

Derived terms

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  • de buen tamaño (good-sized)

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