Pronunciations

otro tanto (OH-troh TAHN-toh) listen

Definitions

  • interj. Used to express that a positive thing mentioned about one person should also happen to another, as in 'the same to them, too' or 'may they receive as much.'

Example Sentences

  • "My sister just got engaged." "Otro tanto!"

Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • otro tanto, lit. 'another as much'

    • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

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