Also means
named
Usage Note
Bautizado is the past participle of bautizar used as an adjective ('having been baptised'). It also appears figuratively — el proyecto bautizado como X ('the project named X') — giving it a broader 'dubbed/christened' sense in journalism. The noun is el bautismo or colloquially el bautizo (a christening ceremony).
Examples
"El niño fue bautizado en la catedral."
Natural Translation
The child was baptised in the cathedral.
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