"cual" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkwal/, [ˈkwal]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Inherited from Latin quālis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|quālis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin quālis, {{inh+|es|la|quālis}} Inherited from Latin quālis Head templates: {{es-adv}} cual
  1. (formal, literary) like, as, in the manner of Tags: formal, literary Synonyms: como
    Sense id: en-cual-es-adv-oZXE9b5Q Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: qual [obsolete]

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈkwal/, [ˈkwal] Forms: cuales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Inherited from Latin quālis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|quālis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin quālis, {{inh+|es|la|quālis}} Inherited from Latin quālis Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun|relative||plural|cuales}} cual (relative, plural cuales)
  1. (formal, literary) suchlike, like (which), such as Tags: formal, literary, relative Synonyms: como
    Sense id: en-cual-es-pron-RDwydVwh Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 28 72 Related terms: cada cual, cuál, cual o cual, cual si, el cual, que si tal y cual, que si tal y que si cual, sea cual fuere, tal cual, tal cual vez, tal o cual, tal para cual, tal por cual, un tal y un cual
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: qual [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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