vuelta

See also: Vuelta

Spanish

Etymology

From the feminine of the past participle of the verb volver (vuelto), or Vulgar Latin *volta, from *volŭta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Cognate with English vault and Italian volta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbwelta/ [ˈbwel̪.t̪a]

Noun

vuelta f (plural vueltas)

1. turn
2. return
3. walk
4. tour, trip
5. change (money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item)

   Synonym: cambio

6. (sports) lap (one circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool)

Derived terms

• dar cien vueltas
• dar la vuelta
• dar vuelta
• ida y vuelta
• media vuelta
• sacar la vuelta
• Vuelta a España
• vuelta al mundo
• vuelta de rezón

 

Verb

vuelta f sg

1. Template:es-verb form of/participle volver.

Related terms

• volver
• vuelto