soltero

See also: Soltero

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sōlitārius (“lonely”). Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese solteiro, Catalan solter. See also the borrowed doublet solitario. Another theory, perhaps less likely, derives it from suelto, from Latin solutus (“unbound, released, free, at large”).

Adjective

soltero (feminine soltera, masculine plural solteros, feminine plural solteras)

1. single, unmarried

   Antonym: casado

Noun

soltero m (plural solteros, feminine soltera, feminine plural solteras)

1. bachelor
2. bachelorette

Derived terms

• despedida de soltero

Related terms

• soltería
• solterón, solterona