How to Say “Baked” in Spanish

horneado
/oɾneado/from spelling rules
The English word "baked" is translated into Spanish as horneado.
The term horneado is an adjective used to describe food that has been cooked by baking.
Meaning: cooked by baking (adj)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is the past participle of the verb hornear, which is derived from the noun horno, meaning "oven".

How does it change in a sentence?

As an adjective, the form must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. While the default form is horneado, you should use horneada for feminine singular nouns, horneados for masculine plural nouns and horneadas for feminine plural nouns.

How do you pronounce it?

/oɾneado/

Did you know?

  • The word horno is used in the idiom estar en el horno, which means to be in a desperate or hopeless situation from which there is no escape.
  • The word horno comes from the Latin 'furnus', which is also the root of the English word 'furnace'.
  • In certain culinary contexts, specifically when talking about 'baked' potatoes, you might hear the term asado instead of horneado, even if it was cooked in an oven.

Examples in context

  • ¿Has horneado una pizza alguna vez?
    Have you ever baked a pizza?
    This sentence is useful for asking if someone has ever baked a pizza using the form horneado.
    Tatoeba #1717472 by marcelostockle, translation #1717435 by Amastan
  • Tom se comió un trozo de la torta que María había horneado.
    Tom ate a piece of the cake that Mary baked.
    This sentence is useful for describing a piece of cake that someone had horneado.
    Tatoeba #2054722 by marcelostockle, translation #1847691 by CK
  • El pan está horneado
    The bread is baked.
  • La lasaña está preparada al horno
    The lasagna is baked (prepared in the oven).
  • La papa está asada
    The potato is baked/grilled.
  • El pan horneado huele de maravilla.
    The baked bread smells wonderful.
  • 1 more sentence on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Sofía and Mateo are deciding what to eat for dinner.

  1. Sofía

    Tengo pan horneado recién salido del horno.
    I have baked bread fresh out of the oven.
  2. Mateo

    ¡Qué rico! Me encanta el olor.
    How delicious! I love the smell.
  3. Sofía

    ¿Quieres probar un trozo, Mateo?
    Do you want to try a piece, Mateo?
  4. Mateo

    Sí, por favor, Sofía.
    Yes, please, Sofía.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
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