ralado
/ʁaˈla.du/masculine
The English word 'grated' is translated into Portuguese as ralado.
ralado is the most common and versatile term for expressing 'grated' in Portuguese. It is an adjective derived from the verb ralar, which means to grate. While ralado is the standard for general grating, the term desfiado is primarily used to describe shredded meat and can be an alternative to ralado in specific culinary contexts.
Meaning: produced by grating (adj)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Brazil, you can say Cenoura ralada/picadinha for grated or diced carrot. In Portugal, there are specific ways to describe various items: for grated or freshly grated cheese, use Queijo ralado/ralado na hora. For grated or freshly grated coconut, use Coco ralado/ralado fresco. And for grated or peeled carrot, use Cenoura ralada/descascada.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective ralado must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. It changes to ralada for feminine singular nouns, ralados for masculine plural nouns and raladas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
ralado is pronounced /ʁaˈla.du/. It has three syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Did you know?
- In certain Brazilian contexts, ralar can be used as slang meaning 'to work very hard' or 'to hustle' to make a living.
- The slang term ralar can also mean 'to leave' or 'to get out' of a place quickly, similar to the English phrase 'to beat it'.
- The word ralar shares a root with the Portuguese word for 'rake', showing a linguistic connection between scraping food and raking surfaces.
Examples in context
- Na superfície central da mesa havia sal, pimenta, queijo ralado e gressinos, galhetas a condizer com azeite pálido e vinagre escuro.The inner surface of the table held salt, pepper, grated cheese and breadsticks, matching cruets of pale olive oil and dark vinegar.This sentence shows how to describe a table setting containing ralado cheese.Tatoeba #11170671 by Cangarejo, translation #11170670 by Cangarejo
- queijo raladoGrated cheeseThis is a short phrase for 'grated cheese' using ralado.
- Por favor, poderia me passar o queijo ralado?Could you please pass me the grated cheese?
- Você poderia colocar o coco desfiado por cima do bolo?Could you please sprinkle shredded coconut on top of the cake?
- Coloca um pouquinho de coco desfiadinho no gelado!Add a little bit of grated coconut to the ice cream!
- O limão ralado dá um ótimo sabor.Grated lemon gives a great flavor.
Example conversation
In a kitchen, preparing a snack.
- JulianaRodrigo, você tem queijo ralado?Rodrigo, do you have grated cheese?
- RodrigoSim, está aqui na geladeira.Yes, it is here in the fridge.
- JulianaÓtimo, vou usar para o sanduíche.Great, I'm going to use it for the sandwich.
- RodrigoEu também quero um.I want one too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “grated” translations and entries ralado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR, Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
