holgado
Spanish, adjective/olˈɡado/
holgado is spelled H-O-L-G-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,859th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Holgado is a Spanish adjective meaning “baggy, loose-fitting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of holgar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sin ocupación”.
What does holgado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
baggy, loose-fitting
- 2
loose, vague
- 3
comfortable (e.g. comfortable victory)
- 4
well-off, well-to-do (having enough money)
verb
- 1
past participle of holgar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Sin ocupación. 2. Ancho y sobrado para lo que ha de contener. 3. Dícese del que está desempeñado en la hacienda, y le sobra algo después de hecho el gasto de su casa.; que vive en bienestar económico y sin angustias.
verb: 1. Participio de holgar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of holgado
- holgada feminine
- holgados masculine plural
- holgadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce holgado?
- /olˈɡado/
- [olˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]
- [olˈɣ̞að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to holgado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is holgado in Spanish?
holgado appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).