suelta

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswelta/ [ˈswel̪.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -elta
  • Syllabification: suel‧ta

Etymology 1

From suelto.

Noun

suelta f (plural sueltas)

  1. release (act of releasing)
  2. (farriery) hopple, hobble, pastern, fetter to fix the feet of an animal
    Synonyms: traba, manea, atadura
    • 1615, Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote 2.13:
      Comió Sancho sin hacerse de rogar, y tragaba a escuras bocados de nudos de suelta.
      Sancho ate with good cheer, and he devoured without looking bits of hobble knots.

Etymology 2

Adjective

suelta f

  1. feminine singular of suelto

Participle

suelta f sg

  1. feminine singular of suelto

Etymology 3

Verb

suelta

  1. inflection of soltar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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