ingredientes secos
The English phrase "dry ingredients" is translated into Portuguese as ingredientes secos.
The Portuguese word for sugar is açúcar.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation where ingredientes means "ingredients" and secos means "dry".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase follows Portuguese gender and number agreement, where the adjective secos (dry) is masculine plural to match the noun ingredientes (ingredients).
Did you know?
- The word açúcar, a common dry ingredient, comes from the Arabic word 'sukkar' and the Sanskrit word 'śarkarā', which means 'gravel'.
- Calling someone seco in Portuguese implies they are 'dry' in personality, meaning they are blunt, unfriendly, or lack emotion.
- In Brazilian baking, the term secos is often used as shorthand for 'dry ingredients' in a recipe, effectively turning an adjective into a noun.
Examples in context
- A receita pede para misturar os ingredientes secos antes de adicionar os líquidos.The recipe calls for mixing the dry ingredients before adding the wet ones.
- Preciso comprar alguns ingredientes secos para o bolo que estou fazendo.I need to buy some dry ingredients for the cake I'm baking.
- Você poderia me passar o recipiente com os ingredientes secos, por favor?Could you please hand me the container with the dry ingredients?
- Misture os ingredientes secos.Mix the dry ingredients.
- Misture os ingredientes secos primeiro.Mix the dry ingredients first.
- Eu esqueci de comprar os ingredientes secos.I forgot to buy the dry ingredients.
- Os ingredientes secos estão em um pote.The dry ingredients are in a jar.
Example conversation
Gabriel and Camila are baking a cake in the kitchen.
- GabrielVocê já separou os ingredientes secos?Have you already separated the dry ingredients?
- CamilaSim, Gabriel, eles estão na bancada.Yes, Gabriel, they are on the counter.
- GabrielÓtimo, agora vamos adicionar o leite.Great, now let's add the milk.
- CamilaPerfeito, a massa vai ficar ótima.Perfect, the batter is going to be great.
