recoleto
Spanish, adjective[rekoˈlet̪o]
recoleto is spelled R-E-C-O-L-E-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 153,784th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recoleto is a Spanish adjective meaning “quiet, silent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Aplícase al religioso que practica la recolección”.
What does recoleto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
quiet, silent
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Aplícase al religioso que practica la recolección. 2. Propio de un religioso recoleto₁ o de la recolección. 3. Dicho de una persona: que vive con retiro y abstracción, o viste modestamente. 4. Dicho de un lugar: solitario, apartado, poco transitado.
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 recoleto
- recoleta feminine
- recoletos masculine plural
- recoletas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recoleto?
- [rekoˈlet̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is recoleto in Spanish?
recoleto appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).