sueldo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweldo/ [ˈswel̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -eldo
- Syllabification: suel‧do
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish sueldo, from Late Latin soldus, from Latin solidus (“gold coin”). Doublet of the borrowing sólido.
Noun
sueldo m (plural sueldos)
- salary
- Synonym: salario
- any of several historical European units of currency, including the solidus, sol, and soldo
Usage notes
In several Spanish-speaking countries, a difference exists between sueldo and salario. A sueldo is a periodic payment of a fixed amount of money given to a worker. A salario is the amount of money a worker makes based on the day and hours he works. Thus, sueldo is actually closer to the English definition of salary, whereas salario is closer to a wage. Regional variation exists, however.
Derived terms
- a sueldo
Related terms
- soldado
Descendants
- → Cebuano: suweldo
- → Tagalog: suweldo
Verb
sueldo
- first-person singular present indicative of soldar
Further reading
- “sueldo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014