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salado

salty

adjective sah-LAH-doh Rare

Also means

witty, charming (Spain)

Usage Note

Salado describes food seasoned with salt or oversalted, but it carries strong regional second senses. In Spain it can mean 'witty, charming, full of grace' (related to salero), the opposite of soso ('bland, dull'). In much of Latin America it instead means 'unlucky' or 'jinxed'. The feminine form is salada.

Examples

"Este caldo está demasiado salado."

Natural Translation

This broth is too salty.

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