cómo

adverb

· very common
1

how

"¿Cómo sabes que puedes confiar en él?"

How do you know you can trust him?

2

what

"¿Cómo que no puedes venir? Te estábamos esperando."

What do you mean you can't come? We were waiting for you.

interjection

· very common

what!, how come!

"Cómo, no sabía que venías hoy."

What, I didn't know you were coming today.

masculine noun

the how, the method, the way

"Me interesa el cómo, no el cuándo."

I care about the how, not the when.