soldado
Meaning
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- soldier (member of an army)
- (figuratively) soldier; warrior (person who fights for a cause)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sol‧da‧do
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sowˈda.du/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese soldado, corresponding to soldo (“military salary”) + -ado. A calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (“money, military pay”). Compare Spanish soldado, Italian soldato, French soldat.
New
soldar
to weld (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat)
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