sumergido
/sumeɾˈxido/
In Spanish, the word for dipped is sumergido.
The term is used to describe something that has been placed briefly under the surface of a liquid. You can also use the verb bañar to indicate the action of dipping or coating something.
What does it mean word for word?
sumergido is the past participle of the verb sumergir, which literally means to plunge or submerge into water or another liquid.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use sumergida if the object is feminine, sumergidos if the objects are masculine or a mixed group and sumergidas if the objects are feminine plural.
How do you pronounce it?
/sumeɾˈxido/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, if you are dipping a piece of bread or a cookie into a drink, you would likely use the verb mojar which literally means 'to wet' rather than sumergir.
- The word sumergir shares its roots with the English word 'merge'. Both stem from the Latin 'mergere', which means to dip or plunge into liquid.
- The phrase estar sumergido is used to describe a person who is mentally 'dipped' or completely absorbed in their own thoughts.
Examples in context
- El pan está sumergido en la salsaThe bread is dipped in the sauce
- Metí las papas en la salsaI dipped the chips in the sauce
- Moja el pan en la sopaDip the bread in the soup
- Baña las fresas en el chocolateDip the strawberries in chocolate
- La fruta está sumergida en el jugo.The fruit is dipped in the juice.
- El pan fue sumergido en la sopa.The bread was dipped in the soup.
- Tiene el pie sumergido en el agua fría.He has his foot dipped in the cold water.
- El trapo sumergido en el cubo está muy sucio.The cloth dipped in the bucket is very dirty.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are baking cookies in the kitchen.
- MateoLucía, ¿cuánto tiempo debe estar el bizcocho sumergido?Lucía, how long should the cake be dipped?
- LucíaSolo un segundo para que no se rompa.Just a second so it doesn't break.
- MateoEstá listo, ya lo he sumergido.It's ready, I have already dipped it.
- LucíaPerfecto, ahora ponlo en la bandeja.Perfect, now put it on the tray.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry sumergido, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sumergido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
