Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈswelto/ [ˈswel̪.t̪o]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -elto
  • Syllabification: suel‧to

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Noun edit

suelto m (plural sueltos)

  1. loose change
    Synonym: cambio

Participle edit

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

  1. past participle of solver

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

suelto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar

Further reading edit