solto

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsɔl.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsɔl.to]

solto

1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar

From Old Galician-Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Cognate with Portuguese solto and Spanish suelto.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔlto/ [ˈs̺ɔl̪.t̪ʊ], /ˈsolto/ [ˈs̺ol̪.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔlto, -olto

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)

1. loose; free
2. swift
3. having diarrhea

• a renda solta
• día solto
• solta
• soltar

solto m (plural soltos)

1. loose change

   Synonym: cambio

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “solto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “solto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “solto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “solto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “solto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

solto

1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar

From Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Doublet of soluto.

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural solti, feminine plural solte)

1. past participle of solvere

From Old Galician-Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus.

• sôlto (pre-reform spelling)

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -oltu, (Brazil) -owtu
• Homophones: souto (Brazil), Souto (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: sol‧to

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas, comparable, comparative mais solto, superlative o mais solto or soltíssimo, diminutive soltinho)

1. loose; free

   As galinhas andam soltas pelo curral. ― The chickens roam free in the corral.

   Não deixar pontas soltas. ― Don't leave loose ends.

solto (short participle, feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)

1. past participle of soltar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Hyphenation: sol‧to

solto

1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar