suelto

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswelto/ [ˈswel̪.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -elto
• Syllabification: suel‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish suelto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solūtus, perfect passive participle of solvō (“to loosen”). Compare English solute. Doublet of soluto.

Adjective

suelto (feminine suelta, masculine plural sueltos, feminine plural sueltas)

1. free, loose, undone
2. isolated, separate
3. free, agile, fluent
4. (of hair) shaggy
5. (informal, derogatory, of a person) easy (consenting readily to sex)

   Synonym: fácil

Derived terms

• cabo suelto
• dar rienda suelta
• dormir a pierna suelta
• palabra y piedra suelta no tiene vuelta
• soltar
• verso suelto

Noun

suelto m (plural sueltos)

1. loose change

   Synonym: cambio

Participle

suelto (feminine suelta, masculine plural sueltos, feminine plural sueltas)

1. past participle of solver

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

suelto

1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar

Further reading

• “suelto”, 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
• “suelto”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (2023 August 3) “suelto”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
• “suelto”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019
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