revuelto

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *revoltus, from Latin revolūtus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈbwelto/ [reˈβ̞wel̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -elto
• Syllabification: re‧vuel‧to

Adjective

revuelto (feminine revuelta, masculine plural revueltos, feminine plural revueltas)

1. disordered, mixed, in a mess
2. scrambled (eggs)
3. agitated

Derived terms

• a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores

 

Related terms

• revolución
• revolver

 

Participle

revuelto (feminine revuelta, masculine plural revueltos, feminine plural revueltas)

1. past participle of revolver

Further reading

• “revuelto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014