vuelta

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From the feminine of the past participle of the verb volver (vuelto), or Vulgar Latin *volta, from *volŭta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Cognate with English vault and Italian volta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vuelta f (plural vueltas)

  1. turn
  2. return
    Synonyms: retorno, regreso
  3. walk
    Synonym: paseo
  4. tour, trip
    Synonym: recorrido
  5. change (money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item)
    Synonym: cambio
  6. (sports) lap (one circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool)
  7. (sports) second leg, return leg (the second of the two matches or “legs” which are played between two teams in a two-legged tie)
    Synonyms: partido de vuelta, partido de retorno
    Antonyms: ida, partido de ida

Derived terms

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Participle

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vuelta f sg

  1. feminine singular of vuelto

Further reading

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