soltero

See also: Soltero

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sōlitārius (“lonely”)[1]. Compare Portuguese solteiro, Catalan solter. See also the borrowed doublet solitario. Another theory, perhaps less likely, derives it from suelto, from Latin solutus (“unbound, released, free, at large”)[2].

Adjective

soltero (feminine singular soltera, masculine plural solteros, feminine plural solteras)

  1. single, unmarried

Noun

soltero m (plural solteros, feminine soltera, feminine plural solteras)

  1. bachelor
  2. bachelorette

Derived terms

  • despedida de soltero

References

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