mucho

1 of 2

adverb

mu·​cho ˈmü-(ˌ)chō 

: to a high degree : very

… a mucho funny riff on the Temptations' "Ball of Confusion" …

—Lisa Kennedy

… the lavish lifestyles … in which all seem to own fantastic hair and drive mucho-expensive automobiles.

—Al Alexander

mucho

2 of 2

adjective

: a lot of : much

DeMann convinced Mottola to spend more than $200,000 on an elaborate stage production with mucho pulchritude (including a sexy belly dance by Shakira) and pyrotechnics.

—Marc Weingarten

Not surprisingly, there was mucho grumbling from sleazy ticket brokers.

—Kim Neely

Examples of mucho in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Sé mucho, pero Zach: Homero and Silvano both urged the government to invest in the reserve. —Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024

Adjective

The sequence finds John Wick, Mark Zaror's henchman Chidi, Shamier Anderson's mercenary Tracker, a large number of goons, and a dog engaging in mucho mayhem while dodging the traffic speeding around the Paris landmark. —Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2023

The leading edge of Honda's mucho-macho offensive is the new HPD package. —John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

borrowed from Spanish — more at mucho entry 2

Adjective

borrowed from Spanish, going back to Latin multus "many, much" — more at meliorate

Note: The acceptance of mucho as an English word has most likely profited from its resemblance to much entry 1, to which it is etymologically unrelated.

First Known Use

Adverb

1870, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1877, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mucho

• mucho dinero