mucho

Etymology

From Spanish mucho

Adjective

mucho (not comparable)

1. (often humorous) much; a great deal of
   • 1989, December 22, “Achy Obejas”, in Calendar‎:

     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.

Noun

mucho

1. Vocative singular of mucha.

Etymology

From Old Spanish mucho, 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmut͡ʃo/

Adjective

mucho (feminine singular mucha, masculine plural muchos, feminine plural muchas) (superlative muchísimo)

1. a lot of; many; much

   Tengo mucho dinero.

   I have a lot of money.

   Tengo muchas monedas.

   I have many coins.

Adverb

mucho

1. much, a lot
2. long, a long time

Pronoun

mucho

1. a lot, many

See also

• bastante
• más
• muy

Further reading

• “mucho” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.