"menos" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈmenos/, [ˈme.nos]
Rhymes: -enos Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish menos, inherited from Latin minus, comparative of parum. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|menos|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish menos, {{inh+|es|osp|menos}} Inherited from Old Spanish menos, {{inh|es|la|minus}} Latin minus Head templates: {{es-adv}} menos
  1. less
    Sense id: en-menos-es-adv-T907YgGi Categories (other): Spanish prepositions Disambiguation of Spanish prepositions: 14 8 9 11 20 11 17 10
  2. (often with definite article) least Tags: often, with-definite-article
    Sense id: en-menos-es-adv-a6tlor3e

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈmenos/, [ˈme.nos]
Rhymes: -enos Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish menos, inherited from Latin minus, comparative of parum. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|menos|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish menos, {{inh+|es|osp|menos}} Inherited from Old Spanish menos, {{inh|es|la|minus}} Latin minus Head templates: {{head|es|conjunction}} menos
  1. except, besides
    Sense id: en-menos-es-conj-5AjakWRH

Determiner

IPA: /ˈmenos/, [ˈme.nos] Forms: menos [plural]
Rhymes: -enos Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish menos, inherited from Latin minus, comparative of parum. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|menos|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish menos, {{inh+|es|osp|menos}} Inherited from Old Spanish menos, {{inh|es|la|minus}} Latin minus Head templates: {{head|es|determiner|plural|menos}} menos (plural menos)
  1. less, fewer
    Sense id: en-menos-es-det-ppKNbVKT Categories (other): Spanish prepositions Disambiguation of Spanish prepositions: 14 8 9 11 20 11 17 10
  2. least, fewest
    Sense id: en-menos-es-det-wRL7ZL58 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish determiners, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish prepositions Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 5 5 5 2 4 5 2 5 3 2 13 11 3 5 2 3 4 11 3 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 3 1 3 3 1 4 2 2 20 15 2 3 1 2 3 19 2 4 3 Disambiguation of Spanish determiners: 12 5 6 10 38 7 12 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 10 6 5 8 37 8 20 7 Disambiguation of Spanish prepositions: 14 8 9 11 20 11 17 10

Noun

IPA: /ˈmenos/, [ˈme.nos] Forms: menos [plural]
Rhymes: -enos Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish menos, inherited from Latin minus, comparative of parum. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|menos|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish menos, {{inh+|es|osp|menos}} Inherited from Old Spanish menos, {{inh|es|la|minus}} Latin minus Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} menos m (plural menos)
  1. minus sign Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-menos-es-noun-bNQx1HgG Categories (other): Spanish prepositions Disambiguation of Spanish prepositions: 14 8 9 11 20 11 17 10 Derived forms: a menos que, al menos, andar a tres menos cuartillo, caso de menos valer, cuanto menos, cuando menos, de menos, echar de menos, el día menos pensado, el que más y el que menos, en menos, ir a menos, lo menos, más o menos, menos da una piedra, menos de la cuenta, menos lobos, Caperucita, menos mal, menospreciar, nada más y nada menos, nada menos, nada y menos, ni más ni menos, ni mucho menos, no poder menos, no ser para menos, poco más o menos, por carta de menos, por lo menos, punto menos, quien más, quien menos, tanto menos que, tener a menos, tener sus más y sus menos, un día más un día menos, venir a menos

Preposition

IPA: /ˈmenos/, [ˈme.nos]
Rhymes: -enos Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish menos, inherited from Latin minus, comparative of parum. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|menos|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish menos, {{inh+|es|osp|menos}} Inherited from Old Spanish menos, {{inh|es|la|minus}} Latin minus Head templates: {{head|es|preposition|head=menos}} menos
  1. (mathematics) minus
    Sense id: en-menos-es-prep-Ep-ncTrb Categories (other): Mathematics, Spanish prepositions, Arithmetic Disambiguation of Spanish prepositions: 14 8 9 11 20 11 17 10 Disambiguation of Arithmetic: 4 13 0 4 10 12 55 2 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. except, besides Synonyms: excepto, salvo
    Sense id: en-menos-es-prep-5AjakWRH Categories (other): Spanish prepositions Disambiguation of Spanish prepositions: 14 8 9 11 20 11 17 10
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "menos m (plural menos)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "me‧nos"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "me‧nos"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "minus sign"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "minus sign",
          "minus sign"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmenos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈme.nos]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-enos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "menos"
}

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