tostado

toasted

toasting

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (culinary)

a. toasted

Pedí un sándwich tostado con papas fritas en la cafetería.I ordered a toasted sandwich with fries at the cafeteria.

b. roasted

Moler los granos de café tostados se ha convertido en una parte agradable de mi ritual matutino.Grinding roasted coffee beans has become a pleasurable part of my morning ritual.

2. (dark)

a. really tanned

Mi piel quedó tostada por el sol tan fuerte.I got really tanned because the sun was so hot.

b. brown

Hay que hornear el pay hasta que la masa esté tostada.You have to bake the pie until the pastry is brown.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(imprudent)

Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic

(Dominican Republic)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

a. crazy

Marco está tostado, pero aún así me cae bien.Marco is crazy, but I still like him.

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

4. (act of toasting)

a. toasting

Busco un aparato para el tostado de nueces y semillas.I'm looking for a device for toasting nuts and seeds.

b. roasting

El tostado del café es un proceso largo.Coffee roasting is a long process.

5. (tanning)

a. tan

¿Dónde conseguiste ese tostado tan bonito?Where did you get that lovely tan?

b. suntan

Por el tostado que trae, se nota que fue a la playa.You can see from her suntan that she's been to the beach.

6. (corn dish)

Regionalism used in Bolivia

(Bolivia)

Regionalism used in Ecuador

(Ecuador)

Regionalism used in Nicaragua

(Nicaragua)

a. roasted corn

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

Probé el tostado y es delicioso.I tried roasted corn and it's delicious.

b. roasted sweet corn

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

Tomás me invitó a tomar tostado, y me gustó mucho.Tomás invited me to have some roasted sweet corn, and I liked it very much.

Examples

Phrases

pan tostado	toast
pan tostado con mantequilla	toast with butter
¿Comemos la mantequilla con el pan tostado o con el bistec?	Do we eat butter with toast or with steak?
ajonjolí tostado	toasted sesame seeds
comemos la mantequilla con el pan tostado	do we eat butter with toast
sándwich tostado de queso	grilled cheese sandwich
tostado dorado	golden brown