cómo

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "como"

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary form of quōmodo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkomo/
  • Hyphenation: co‧mo

Adverb

cómo

  1. how
  2. how much
    ¿A cómo ye'l pexe?
    How much is the fish?

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary form of quōmodo.

Pronunciation

Adverb

cómo

  1. (interrogative) how?

Alternative forms

Interjection

cómo

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

Derived terms

Noun

cómo m (plural cómos)

  1. how
    • 2015 November 7, “Fernando Savater: “Mi vida es comer, dormir y llorar””, in El País‎:
      Stefan Zweig y Agatha Christie, Poe y Alfonso Reyes, Flaubert y Leopardi, Shakespeare y Valle-Inclán son los pasajeros de Aquí viven leones (Debate), embriagadora ruta por las luces, las sombras, las manías, los dóndes, los cómos y los porqués –el contexto, en suma- que rodean a los grandes escritores y a la génesis de sus grandes obras.
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