Soledad

See also: soledad

English

Proper noun

Soledad

  1. A city in Monterey County, California, United States.
  2. A mission with the same name as the city.
  3. The native language spoken in this region of California.

Synonyms

Noun

Soledad pl (plural only)

  1. The native people of this California region.

See also

References

  • Levy, Richard. 1978. Costanoan, in Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. →ISBN / 0160045754, pages 485.
  • Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.

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Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

From soledad (solitude), shortened from María (de la) Soledad, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Solitude", with a feast day on Good Friday.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soleˈdad/ [so.leˈð̞að̞]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: So‧le‧dad

Proper noun

Soledad f

  1. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, a reference to the Our Lady of Solitude (Nuestra Señora de la Soledad), an epithet for María de la Soledad.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /soleˈdad/ [so.lɛˈd̪ad̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: So‧le‧dad

Proper noun

Soledád (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

  1. a female given name from Spanish, used along with Maria, often shortened to Marisol
  2. a surname from Spanish