en tanto

See also: entanto

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /en ˈtanto/ [ẽn̪ ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪o]
• Syllabification: en tan‧to

Adverb

en tanto

1. meanwhile
   • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “El juguete rabioso”, in El juguete rabioso:

     Pasaron los días. En tanto, Maximito tañía el arpa y la vieja judía se regocijaba.

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Preposition

en tanto

1. (idiomatic) inasmuch as

Derived terms

• en tanto que

 

Further reading

• “en tanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10