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"Helado" is a form of "helado", a noun which is often translated as "ice cream". "Torta" is a noun which is often translated as "cake". Learn more about the difference between "helado" and "torta" below.
el helado(
eh
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lah
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doh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
a. ice cream
Comimos helado de chocolate mientras mirábamos la película.We had chocolate ice cream while we watched the movie.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. frozen
Una parte del lago Michigan está helado en invierno.Part of Lake Michigan is frozen in winter.
3. (very cold)
c. ice cold
¡Qué calor! Necesito un vaso de agua helada.It's so hot! I need a glass of ice-cold water.
d. stone cold
No tomaste la sopa y ahora está helada.You didn't have your soup and now it's stone cold.
5. (astonished)
a. stunned
Me quedé helada con la noticia del asesinato.I was stunned by the news of the assassination.
la torta(
tohr
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (culinary) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. sandwich
Ese lugar sirve las tortas de pollo más ricas de todo México.That place serves the best chicken sandwiches in all of Mexico.
5. (culinary) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
6. (colloquial) (hit)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. slap (with an open hand)
Le pegó una torta a su hermano por decir una grosería.She slapped her brother for saying a bad word.
