Soledad

Soledad

See also: soledad

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish Soledad.

    Proper noun

    Soledad

    1. A city in Monterey County, California, United States.
    2. A mission with the same name as the city.
    3. The native language spoken in this region of California.

    Synonyms

    Noun

    Soledad pl (plural only)

    1. The native people of this California region.

    See also

    References

    • Levy, Richard. 1978. Costanoan, in Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. →ISBN / 0160045754, pages 485.
    • Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.

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    Anagrams

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From soledad (solitude), shortened from María (de la) Soledad, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Solitude", with a feast day on Good Friday.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /soleˈdad/ [so.leˈð̞að̞]
    • Rhymes: -ad
    • Syllabification: So‧le‧dad

    Proper noun

    Soledad f

    1. a female given name

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: Soledad
    • Tagalog: Soledad

    Tagalog

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish Soledad, a reference to the Our Lady of Solitude (Nuestra Señora de la Soledad), an epithet for María de la Soledad.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /soleˈdad/ [so.lɛˈd̪ad̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -ad
    • Syllabification: So‧le‧dad

    Proper noun

    Soledád (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

    1. a female given name from Spanish, used along with Maria, often shortened to Marisol
    2. a surname from Spanish