soldado

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Noun

soldado (plural soldados or soldadoes)

1. A soldier, in Spanish-speaking contexts.

Anagrams

• laddoos

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /solˈdado/ [sol̪ˈd̪a.d̪o]
• Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do

Noun

soldádo (plural soldados, Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)

1. soldier

   Synonyms: militar, hukbo

Related terms

• admiral
• heneral
• kabo
• korporal
• sarhento

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Noun

soldado

1. soldier

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /solˈdado/
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: sol‧da‧do

Noun

soldado (accusative singular soldadon, plural soldadoj, accusative plural soldadojn)

1. misspelling of soldato

Galician

Representation of soldiers, Retablo de Belvís, 14th century

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /solˈdado/ [s̺ol̪ˈd̪a.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese soldado, corresponding to soldo (“military salary”) +‎ -ado. Perhaps a calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (“money, military pay”).

Adjective

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

1. (archaic) salaried, hired (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Noun

soldado m (plural soldados)

1. soldier

   Synonym: militar

   • c. 1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:

     De soldados os camiños enpachados, furtando carros e bestas, queimando caniços e zestas

     Of soldiers the roads are stuffed, stealing carts and mares, burning wattles and baskets

2. private

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese soldado. By surface analysis, soldar + -ado.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

1. past participle of soldar

Adjective

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

1. soldered, welded
2. (of bones) mended

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “soldado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “soldado”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “soldado”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Noun

soldado

1. soldier

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /solˈdado/ [solˈda.do]
• Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do

Noun

soldado

1. soldier

Ladino

Etymology 1

Likely a derivative of Old Spanish sueldo (“coin”); compare Portuguese soldado, Italian soldato, French soldat. It could also be a calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (“money, military pay”).

Noun

soldado m (Hebrew spelling סולדאדו)

1. soldier (infantry)

   Synonym: askier

   Hypernyms: gerreador, gerrero

   • 19th century, Sa'adi Besalel a-Levi, translated by Isaac Jerusalmi, edited by Aron Rodrigue, Sarah Abrevaya Stein, A Jewish Voice from Ottoman Salonica: The Ladino Memoir of Sa'adi Besalel A-Levi‎^[3], Stanford University Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 276:

     I ala onze [6 AM], ala turka, vinyeron en grande akompanyamyento delos askyeres turkos adelantre i detras, kompanyas de soldados de kada nasyon ke fueron dezbarkados delas naves, djunto todos los viche-amirales i komandantes, i ofisyeres de kada nave ke se topo en muestro porto.

     And at eleven [6 A.M.], a great many Turkish soldiers came ahead of and behind the Turk, companies of soldiers from every nation disembarked from the ships, together with all the vice-admirals, commanders, and officers from every ship found in our port.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

soldado (Hebrew spelling סולדאדו)

1. past participle of soldar

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology 1

Calque of Italian soldato. By surface analysis, soldo + -ado.

Adjective

soldado (plural soldados)

1. salaried, hired
   • 1473, López Ferreiro, Antonio (ed.): Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 30:

     con o permiso do noso Rey lebantou a terra as santas hirmandades das cibdades e vilas pagando cada hua seys omes soldados de a cabalo para conter e acudir ao remedio de tantos males

     with the permission of our King, the Holly Brotherhoods of cities and towns raised the country, paying each one six hired mounted men for counter and solve so many wrongs

Noun

soldado m (plural soldados)

1. (military) soldier (member of an army)

Related terms

• soldada

Descendants

• Fala: soldado
• Galician: soldado
• Portuguese: soldado

Etymology 2

From soldar (“to mend”) + -ado.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

soldado (plural soldados)

1. mended

Participle

soldado

1. past participle of soldar

Descendants

• Galician: soldado
• Portuguese: soldado

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “soldado”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “soldado”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
• Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “soldado”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “soldado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sowˈda.du/ [soʊ̯ˈda.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sowˈda.du/ [soʊ̯ˈda.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sowˈda.do/ [soʊ̯ˈda.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /solˈda.du/ [soɫˈda.ðu], /sɔlˈda.du/ [sɔɫˈda.ðu]

• Rhymes: -adu
• Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

soldado m or f by sense or (see usage notes) m (plural soldados, feminine soldada, feminine plural soldadas, diminutive soldadinho, augmentative soldadão)

1. (military) soldier (member of an army)
2. (figurative) soldier; warrior (person who fights for a cause)

Usage notes

• There are different approaches to the gender of this word:
  • soldado as an epicene noun: masculine when referring to a male soldier and feminine when referring to a female soldier;
  • soldado as a masculine noun, used for both male and female soldiers.

Derived terms

• soldadão (augmentative)
• soldadesco
• soldadinho (diminutive)

Descendants

• → Ambonese Malay: soldadu
• → Guajajára: zurar
• → Konkani: सोल्दाद (soldād)
• → Língua Geral Amazônica: surara
  • Nheengatu: surara
• → Makhuwa: surutato
• → Malay: serdadu
  • > Indonesian: serdadu (inherited)
  • → Javanese: ꦱꦫꦝꦝꦸ (saradhadhu)
  • → Petjo: serdadoe, soldadoe
• → Marathi: सोल्दाद (soldād)
• → Sinhalese: සොල්දාදුවා (soldāduwā)
• → Tetum: soldadu

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese soldado. By surface analysis, soldar + -ado.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

1. soldered, welded (joined together by soldering)

Participle

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

1. past participle of soldar

Further reading

• “soldado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “soldado”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “soldado”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “soldado”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “soldado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /solˈdado/ [sol̪ˈd̪a.ð̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: sol‧da‧do

Noun

soldado m or f by sense (plural soldados)

1. soldier

   Synonyms: milico, militar

   • 2026 January 24, Lauren Kent, “Soldados daneses que lucharon junto a EE.UU. se sienten traicionados mientras Trump amenaza a Groenlandia y denigra a la OTAN”, in CNN en Español‎^[4], archived from the original on 26 January 2026:

     Dinamarca esta en vigor el servicio militar obligatorio tanto para hombres como para mujeres, pero el pequeño número de soldados groenlandeses que se unen a las fuerzas de defensa danesas son todos voluntarios.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• gusano soldado
• mosca soldado
• niño soldado
• soldadesco
• soldado raso

Descendants

• > Chavacano: soldao (inherited)
• → Basque: soldadu
• → Cebuano: sundalo
• → Chamicuro: soltalo
• → Chayuco Mixtec: zandaru
• → Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: soldado
• → English: soldado
• → Ilocano: soldado
• → Maguindanao: sundalu
• → Navajo: siláo
• → San Juan Colorado Mixtec: jandaru
• → Tataltepec Chatino: stadu, staru
• → Tagalog: sundalo
• → Tausug: sundalu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

1. past participle of soldar

Further reading

• “soldado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025