Soledad

See also: soledad

English

Proper noun

Soledad

1. A city in Monterey County, California, United States.
2. A mission with the same name as the city.
3. The native language spoken in this region of California.

Synonyms

• (people): Chalon
• (language): Chalon

Noun

Soledad pl (plural only)

1. The native people of this California region.

References

• Levy, Richard. 1978. Costanoan, in Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. →ISBN / 0160045754, pages 485.
• Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Soledad, cst ⁠

Anagrams

• deloads

Spanish

Etymology

From soledad (“solitude”), shortened from María (de la) Soledad, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Solitude", with a feast day on Good Friday.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soleˈdad/ [so.leˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: So‧le‧dad

Proper noun

Soledad f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Marisol

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, a reference to the Our Lady of Solitude (Nuestra Señora de la Soledad), an epithet for María de la Soledad.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /soleˈdad/ [so.lɛˈd̪ad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: So‧le‧dad

Proper noun

Soledád (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

1. a female given name from Spanish, used along with Maria, often shortened to Marisol
2. a surname from Spanish

Related terms

• soledad