picado

chopped

picado(pee-kah-doh)

adjective

1. (culinary)

a. chopped

Para este plato necesitamos ajo picado.

For this dish, we'll need some chopped garlic.

b. ground (meat)

(United States)

A los niños les encantarán estos espaguetis con carne picada de res y tomates.

Kids will just love this spaghetti with ground beef and tomatoes.

c. minced (meat)

(United Kingdom)

Hoy vamos a probar una receta con carne picada de cerdo.

Today we're going to try a recipe that uses chopped pork.

2. (in a state of decay or fermentation)

a. decayed (teeth)

En esta clínica, el 80 % de mis pacientes tienen dientes picados.

In this clinic, 80% of my patients have decayed teeth.

b. rotten

Si las manzanas están picadas, hay que tirarlas.

If the apples are rotten, you need to throw them away.

c. sour

Los vinos picados se deben a un corcho de mala calidad.

Sour wine is caused by poor-quality corks.

3. (scarred)

a. pockmarked

El estudiante tenía la cara picada por el acné.

The student's face was pockmarked by acne.

4. (rusty)

a. rusted

El mecánico me dijo que el piso del carro lo tenía todo picado.

The mechanic told me that the floor of my car was completely rusted.

5. (with a pattern of holes)

a. perforated

¿Dónde compraste estos zapatos de cuero picado?

Where did you buy those perforated leather shoes?

6. (cut)

a. cut (tobacco)

El hombre sacó el tabaco picado de una bolsa para liarse un cigarro.

The man took the cut tobacco out of a pouch to roll himself a cigarette.

7. (rough)

a. choppy (sea)

Hoy los pescadores no han podido salir a pescar debido a la mar picada.

The fishermen haven't been able to go out fishing today because of the choppy seas.

8. (angry)

(Spain)

a. mad

(United States)

Mis hermanos siguen picados por lo de viernes.

My brothers are still mad about what happened on Friday.

b. miffed (colloquial)

Al parecer, el actor está picado con su hermano por un asunto de dinero.

It seems that the actor is a bit miffed with his brother over money.

c. put out (colloquial)

Se notaba que la tenista estaba picada tras su derrota.

You could see that the tennis player was a bit put out following her defeat.

9.

(colloquial)

(interested)

(Mexico)

a. hooked

Nos quedamos picados con la serie.

We became hooked on the series.

b. into

Parece que los hombres de aquí están muy picados con el fútbol.

It seems that men here are really into soccer.

10.

(colloquial)

(drunk)

a. tipsy

(colloquial)

Los invitados a la boda andan un poco picados.

The wedding guests are a bit tipsy.

masculine noun

11. (culinary) (Southern Cone)

(Spain)

a. hash (meat)

(United States)

Para este picado necesitarás un robot de cocina.

To make this hash, you'll need a food processor.

b. mince (meat)

(United Kingdom)

Añade al picado el pimiento y el ajo.

Add the pepper and the garlic to the mince.

c. chopped vegetables (garlic, onion, etc.)

Echa el picado en la sartén a fuego bajo.

Put the chopped vegetables in the frying pan over low heat.

12. (act of cutting up)

a. chopping

Este aparato es ideal para el picado de patatas, frutas y verduras.

This device is perfect for chopping potatoes, fruits, and vegetables.

b. grinding (of meat)

(United States)

Esta herramienta se utiliza para el picado de la carne.

This tool is used for grinding meat.

c. mincing (of meat)

(United Kingdom)

Esta máquina es apta para el picado de la carne.

This machine is suitable for mincing meat.