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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish cuento. Doublet of conte.

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    Noun

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    cuento m (plural cuentos)

    1. (Castilianism, proscribed) folktale
      Synonym: rondalla

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    Spanish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkwento/ [ˈkwẽn̪.t̪o]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ento
    • Syllabification: cuen‧to

    Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *contu(s) / *comptu(s), from Latin computus. Doublet of cómputo, a borrowing.

      Noun

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      cuento m (plural cuentos)

      1. story
        Synonyms: relato, narración
        Déjeme contarle un cuento.
        Let me tell you a story.
        No me gusta ese cuento.
        I don't like that story.
      2. (colloquial) tale, lie
        Synonyms: embuste, engaño
        Déjate de cuentos.
        Stop with the lies.
      3. (obsolete) one million
        Synonym: millón
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      • Catalan: cuento
      • Tagalog: kuwento

      Etymology 2

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      Verb

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      cuento

      1. first-person singular present indicative of contar

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