ensangrentado

bloodied, blood-stained

adjective en-san-gren-TAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Ensangrentado is the past participle of ensangrentar used as an adjective. It vividly describes something covered in blood (manos ensangrentadas, ropa ensangrentada). The verb ensangrentar is irregular with stem change e→ie (ensangrienta). The word appears frequently in crime reporting, war journalism, and literary prose. The feminine form is ensangrentada.

Examples

"Llegó al hospital con las manos ensangrentadas."

Natural Translation

He arrived at the hospital with bloodied hands.

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