suelto
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
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)
- free, loose, undone
- isolated, separate
- free, agile, fluent
- (of hair) shaggy
- (informal, derogatory, of a person) easy (consenting readily to sex)
- Synonym: fácil
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
suelto m (plural sueltos)
- loose change
- Synonym: cambio
Participle edit
suelto (feminine suelta, masculine plural sueltos, feminine plural sueltas)
- past participle of solver
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
suelto
Further reading edit
- “suelto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014