soldado

Meaning

Noun

soldier

Verb

past participle of soldar

Concepts

soldier

warrior

serviceman

man

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military

troop

spear thrower

Ryder

sojer

cavalryman

soldier

fighter

infantryman

Synonyms

guerrero

militar

combatiente

mílite

milico

caballo

🐴

chafa

cuke

chafa

chafarote

güacho

milico

tropa

soldado de caballería

Hyphenated as

sol‧da‧do

Pronounced as (IPA)

/solˈdado/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: soldado

Cognate with Italian: soldato

Cognate with French: soldat

Borrowed from Italian: soldato

In summary

A derivative of sueldo (“military salary”) + -ado; compare Portuguese soldado, Italian soldato, French soldat. A calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (“money, military pay”).

Sentences

Durante este tiempo fue un soldado del regimiento de infantería de Santiago de Cuba .

During this time he was a soldier in the Santiago de Cuba infantry regiment.