vuelta

From the feminine of the past participle of the verb volver (vuelto), or Vulgar Latin *volta, from *volŭta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Cognate with English vault and Italian volta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbwelta/ [ˈbwel̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -elta
• Syllabification: vuel‧ta
• Homophone: buelta

vuelta f (plural vueltas)

1. turn
2. return

   Synonyms: retorno, regreso

3. walk

   Synonym: paseo

4. tour, trip

   Synonym: recorrido

5. change (money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item)

   Synonym: cambio

6. (sports) lap (one circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool)
7. (sports) second leg, return leg (the second of the two matches or “legs” which are played between two teams in a two-legged tie)

   Synonyms: partido de vuelta, partido de retorno

   Antonyms: ida, partido de ida

vuelta f sg

1. feminine singular of vuelto

• “vuelta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28