tanto

Borrowed from Japanese 短刀(たんとう) (tantō), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (tuɑn^X tɑu, “dagger”).

• (Japanese dagger) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/
• (knife blade / style) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/, /ˈtæntoʊ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːntəʊ, -æntəʊ

tanto (plural tanto or tantos)

1. (weaponry) A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.

   Synonym: tanto knife

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A knife blade shape/style comprising well-differentiated front and longitudinal edges, somewhat reminiscent of a chisel but with an angled front allowing for an acute-angle point.

• tantō, tantou

• Tantō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Italian tanto.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntoʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtæntəʊ/
• Rhymes: (US) -ɑːntəʊ, -æntəʊ

tanto (not comparable)

1. (music) So much; too much.

• pro tanto

• Atton, natto

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tanto (Kana spelling タント)

1. Latin spelling of タント

tanto

1. neuter of tantu

Borrowed from Dutch tante. Compare Sranan Tongo tanta.

tanto

1. aunt

   Synonym: tiya

• omu

• tanto in Languages of Suriname, SIL International, 2003-2007, Aukan-English Dictionary

tanto inan

1. dot

From Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

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tanto

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

Tan is used with adjectives instead of tanto.

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tanto

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

tanto … coma

1. as much as / as many as

   Lin tantos coma o meu irmán.

   I have read as many as my brother.

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “tanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tanto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tanto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

tanto

1. such

tanto ... como

1. such ... as

From Latin tantus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.to/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: tàn‧to

tanto (feminine tanta, masculine plural tanti, feminine plural tante, superlative tantissimo)

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

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

1. much, many, a lot

tanto

1. so much
2. very

tanto

1. after all
2. anyways

• tonta

tantō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tantus

• tanto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

From French tantôt.

tanto

1. later
2. this evening

• tãto (obsolete, abbreviation)

From Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• 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 using this term, see Citations:tanto.

tanto (feminine tanta, masculine 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 using this term, see Citations:tanto.

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

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

For quotations using 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 using 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 using this term, see Citations:tanto.

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

From Latin tantus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanto/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: tan‧to

tanto m sg (feminine singular tanta, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantas, superlative tantísimo)

1. so much, as much, that much
2. (in the 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.

   It gets irritating because I do it so much/so often.

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

   Synonym: copia

2. poker chip, counter

   Synonym: ficha

3. point, goal (in a game)

   Synonyms: punto, gol

4. (Latin America) portion

   Synonym: porción

tanto

1. so much, so many

• “tanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “tanto” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN

Borrowed from Malay tentu.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tanˈtoʔ/
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: tan‧to

tantô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. aware about; having come to realize or understand (something)

   Synonyms: batid, nababatid, alam, nalalaman, entendido, naiintindihan, nauunawaan

tantô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. knowledge; understanding (about something made aware to oneself)

   Synonyms: unawa, pagkaunawa, intindi, pagkaintindi, alam, pagkaalam

2. act of understanding or realizing (of consequences of something, an occurrence, etc.)

   Synonyms: pag-unawa, pag-intindi

Borrowed from Spanish tanto.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtanto/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: tan‧to

tanto (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. so; too; very

   Synonyms: lubha, masyado

2. the more

• tanto-porsiyento

• Wolff, John U. (1976) “Malay borrowings in Tagalog”, in C.D. Cowan & O.W. Wolters, editors, Southeast Asian History and Historiography: Essays Presented to D. G. E. Hall‎, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, page 361

• tonta, antot