pescado salado
/peskado salado/from spelling rules
Salt fish in Spanish is pescado salado.
pescado salado refers to fish that has been preserved by curing it with salt.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of pescado (fish that has been caught) and salado (salted).
Which one should you use?
When referring to salt fish, use pescado instead of pez, as pescado specifically refers to fish that has been caught or is being used as food.
Did you know?
- The word salado is a doublet of salario, which means 'salary'. This is because Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, or given a 'salt allowance', to preserve their food.
- Beyond describing taste, the adjective salado is used colloquially in some Latin American countries to describe someone who is 'unlucky' or has bad luck.
- In Spanish, the word salado can be used as a compliment to describe someone who is 'witty' or 'saucy', rather than just meaning 'salty'.
Examples in context
- Me gustaría preparar un plato tradicional con bacalao.I would like to prepare a traditional dish with salt fish.
- Vamos a cocinar un plato delicioso con pescado seco.Let's cook a delicious dish with salt fish.
- Mi abuela siempre prepara las mejores recetas con pescado seco.My grandmother always makes the best recipes with salt fish.
- Hoy probé un pescado seco exquisito en un restaurante local.Today I tried an exquisite salt fish dish at a local restaurant.
- El pescado salado es muy nutritivo.Salt fish is very nutritious.
- Compré un poco de pescado salado en el mercado.I bought some salt fish at the market.
- Debes remojar el pescado salado antes de cocinarlo.You should soak the salt fish before cooking it.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are discussing what to cook for dinner in their kitchen.
- Javier¿Quieres comer pescado salado hoy?Do you want to eat salt fish today?
- LucíaSí, me encanta el sabor del pescado salado.Yes, I love the taste of salt fish.
- JavierEntonces, prepararé una receta tradicional.Then, I will prepare a traditional recipe.
- LucíaPerfecto, yo ayudaré con la preparación.Perfect, I will help with the preparation.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pescado, salado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
