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

Further reading

• “suelto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16