mucho

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish mucho. Unrelated to much. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈmuːt͡ʃoʊ/ === Adjective === mucho (not comparable) (often humorous) Much; a great deal of. === Adverb === mucho (not comparable) (often humorous) very === Derived terms === === Anagrams === hocum, mouch == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish mucho. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmut͡ʃo/, [ˈmu.t͡ʃo] Hyphenation: mu‧cho === Adjective === mucho much; many == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmu.xɔ/ Rhymes: -uxɔ Syllabification: mu‧cho Homophone: Mucho === Noun === mucho f vocative singular of mucha == Spanish == === Alternative forms === muncho, mulcho (dialectal) === Etymology === 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] Rhymes: -utʃo Syllabification: mu‧cho === Determiner === mucho m sg (feminine mucha, masculine plural muchos, feminine plural muchas) (in the singular) much, a lot of (in the plural) many, a lot of ==== Antonyms ==== poco ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === mucho (apocopated form muy) much, a lot, far, way, many times (in short answers to questions with muy) very Antonym: poco long (a long time) Antonym: poco === Pronoun === mucho n (masculine mucho, feminine mucha, masculine plural muchos, feminine plural muchas) (used in the neuter form "mucho" when referring to "many things") a lot, much Synonym: un montón Antonym: poco (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 ==== ==== See also ==== === 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