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salada
-salted
Feminine singular ofsalado
salada
-salted
Feminine singular past participle ofsalar

salado

Food Vocabulary 
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salado(
sah
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lah
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doh
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. salted
Hay almendras saladas para picar.There are salted almonds to snack on.
b. salt
Prefiero bañarme en agua fresca que en agua salada.I prefer to swim in fresh water over salt water.
a. salty
Le eché demasiada sal al guiso y ahora está muy salado.I added too much salt to the stew and now it's too salty.
a. savory
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Me gustan los dulces, pero prefiero las cosas saladas.I like sweets, but I prefer savory things.
b. savoury
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Prefiero un postre que algo salado.I'd rather have dessert than something savoury.
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(entertaining)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. amusing
¡Qué salado es tu hermano!Your brother is so amusing!
b. charming
Los muchachos en ese grupo de amigos son muy salados.The guys in that group of friends are really charming.
c. witty
Sus comentarios salados nos tenían muertos de risa.His witty comments had us dying of laughter.
5. (doomed)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. unfortunate
Estás muy salada con los hombres.You are very unfortunate with men.
b. unlucky
Últimamente estoy muy salada. Todo me sale mal.I've been very unlucky lately. Everything goes wrong for me.
c. jinxed
Nada me sale bien, parece que estoy salado.Nothing ever works out for me. It seems I'm jinxed.
6.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(costly) (Southern Cone)
a. expensive
El nuevo teléfono inteligente está muy salado.The new smartphone is very expensive.
b. pricey
No me gusta comprar cosas tan saladas.I don't like buying such pricey stuff.
c. pricy
Es un restaurante muy salado en Londres.It's a very pricy restaurant in London.
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