quão

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese quan, from Latin quam. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃ Hyphenation: quão === Adverb === quão (not comparable) how (to what degree) quão grande ― how big ==== Usage notes ==== In Brazil, use of this adverb in questions is somewhat formal. Such questions are more commonly expressed with semantically equivalent nouns, or with ter (“to have”) and a unit of measure: quão grande era o peixe? (“how big was the fish?”) → qual era o tamanho do peixe? (“what was the size of the fish?”) quão velho é seu pai? (“how old is your father?”) → qual é a idade do seu pai? (“what is the age of your father?”) quantos anos tem o seu pai? (literally “how many years does your father have?”) === Preposition === quão as (to the same extent or degree that) Synonym: quanto === Further reading === “quão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “quão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026