holgado

Spanish

Etymology

Past participle of holgar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /olˈɡado/ [olˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: hol‧ga‧do

Adjective

holgado (feminine holgada, masculine plural holgados, feminine plural holgadas)

1. (clothes) baggy, loose-fitting
2. loose, vague
3. comfortable (e.g. comfortable victory)
4. well-off, well-to-do (having enough money)

Derived terms

• holgadamente

Related terms

• holgura

Participle

holgado (feminine holgada, masculine plural holgados, feminine plural holgadas)

1. past participle of holgar

Further reading

• “holgado”, 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