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solteiro.

single

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/sowˈte(j).ɾu/Brazil[soʊ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/solˈtɐj.ɾu/Portugal[soɫˈtɐj.ɾu]Portugal

  1. single

  2. unmarried

  3. celibate

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese solteiro, solteyro, from Latin sōlitārius (“lonely”). Compare Spanish soltero, Catalan solter. Doublet of solitário. Folk etymology connects it to solto (“free, unbound”).

noun/sowˈte(j).ɾu/Brazil[soʊ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/solˈtɐj.ɾu/Portugal[soɫˈtɐj.ɾu]Portugal

  1. single (one who is not married or does not have a romantic partner)

    masculine

  2. bachelor (a man who has never married), bachelorette (a woman who has never married)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese solteiro, solteyro, from Latin sōlitārius (“lonely”). Compare Spanish soltero, Catalan solter. Doublet of solitário. Folk etymology connects it to solto (“free, unbound”).

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