suelto

• IPA^(key): /ˈswelto/ [ˈswel̪.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -elto
• Syllabification: suel‧to

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.

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

suelto m (plural sueltos)

1. loose change

   Synonym: cambio

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

1. past participle of solver

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

suelto

1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar

• “suelto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28