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"Savory" is an adjective which is often translated as "salado", and "salty" is an adjective which is also often translated as "salado". Learn more about the difference between "savory" and "salty" below.
savory(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (not sweet)
a. salado
I prefer savory dishes to sweet ones.Prefiero los platillos salados a los dulces.
Is the pie that you're making sweet or savory? - It's a chicken pot pie. It's savory.¿El pastel que estás haciendo es dulce o salado? - Es un pastel de pollo. Es salado.
2. (appetizing)
3. (wholesome)
a. respetable
Jonathan got into trouble when he hung out with some less than savory friends.Jonathan se metió en problemas cuando anduvo con unos amigos no muy respetables.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el salado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Angela prepared a buffet of savories and sweets for the Christmas Eve celebration.Angela preparó un buffet de salados y dulces para la celebración de Nochebuena.
5. (herb)
a. la ajedrea (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Savory is an easy herb to grow from cuttings.La ajedrea se da bien de un esqueje.
salty(
sal
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (flavor)
a. salado
I love the salty taste of anchovies.Me encanta el sabor salado de las anchoas.
You've got to try the salty ice cream they sell on the boardwalk.Tienes que probar el helado salado que venden en el malecón.
a. salado
Eating food that is too salty can raise your blood pressure.Comer comida muy salada te puede subir la presión arterial.
3. (coarse)
a. picante
His salty and inappropriate comments made her feel uncomfortable.Sus comentarios picantes e inapropiados la hicieron sentir incómoda.
b. saleroso
Customers complained about the salty language of the drunk man seated at the bar.Los clientes se quejaron del lenguaje saleroso del hombre borracho sentado en el bar.
4. (colloquial) (resentful) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. resentido
Lisa was all salty with us for going to the movies without her.Lisa estuvo toda resentida con nosotros por haber ido al cine sin ella.
