suelto
Spanish
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.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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
Noun
suelto m (plural sueltos)
- loose change
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
suelto
Further reading
- “suelto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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