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revuelta

revolt, uprising

noun rreh-BWEHL-tah Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: From 'revolver' (to turn over), from Latin 'revolvere'.

Also means

curve (in a road)

Usage Note

Revuelta can describe a political uprising or a bend/curve in a road — context makes the meaning clear. As an uprising it is slightly less severe than revolución; as a road feature it is a tight turn or hairpin. It is also the feminine past participle of revolver (revuelta = stirred/scrambled), so huevos revueltos are scrambled eggs.

Examples

"La revuelta popular sorprendió al gobierno."

Natural Translation

The popular uprising surprised the government.

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