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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswelta/
- Rhymes: -elta
- Syllabification: suel‧ta
Etymology 1
From suelto.
Noun
suelta f (plural sueltas)
- release (act of releasing)
- (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
- feminine singular of suelto
Participle
suelta f sg
- feminine singular of suelto
Etymology 3
Verb
suelta
- inflection of soltar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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