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
    Antonym: casado

Noun

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

  1. bachelor
  2. bachelorette

Derived terms
  • despedida de soltero

References
  1. http://dle.rae.es/?id=YJUJFB8
  2. http://www.hispanoteca.eu/Foro-preguntas/ARCHIVO-Foro/Soltero.htm
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