salteado
/salteado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'stir fry' is translated into Spanish as salteado.
Salteado refers to the dish created by cooking food quickly in a small amount of hot oil over high heat. To specify what is in the dish, you can use the structure un salteado de [ingredient], such as un salteado de verduras for a vegetable stir fry. If you want to describe an Asian-style stir fry, you can use the term Salteado Oriental. Adding al Wok to salteado emphasizes the traditional cooking method of stir frying. To express the action of stir frying as a verb, use saltear.
What does it mean word for word?
Salteado is the past participle of the verb saltar (to jump), which literally implies food that has been 'jumped' or tossed in a pan.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, especially Peru, stir fry is referred to as saltado. In Peru, the specific dish lomo saltado is used to refer to a stir fry that includes beef.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a noun referring to the dish, salteado is a masculine noun. The plural form is salteados.
How do you pronounce it?
/salteado/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word saltear is a linguistic relative of the French word 'sauter', which also means 'to jump' and is the root of the English culinary term 'sauté'.
- In some contexts, saltear can also mean 'to skip' or 'to omit' something, such as skipping a page in a book or a turn in a game.
- In Peru, lomo saltado is considered one of the most iconic national dishes. It is a culinary fusion result of Chinese immigrants bringing stir fry techniques to South America in the 19th century.
Examples in context
- En el restaurante, por favor, me gustaría un salteado de verduras.At the restaurant, please, I would like a vegetable stir fry.
- El chef preparó un delicioso salteado al wok con pollo y verduras.The chef prepared a delicious stir fry with chicken and vegetables.
- Me encanta el lomo saltado peruano, es un plato muy sabroso.I love Peruvian beef stir fry, it's a very flavorful dish.
- ¿Tienen salteado en el menú?Do you have stir fry on the menu?
- Me gustaría un salteado de pollo, por favor.I would like a chicken stir fry, please.
- Receta de salteado de verdurasVegetable stir fry recipe
- El salteado de verduras está muy rico.The vegetable stir fry is very tasty.
- Prefiero un salteado de pollo con brócoli.I prefer a chicken and broccoli stir fry.
- Podemos hacer un salteado rápido para la cena.We can make a quick stir fry for dinner.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are deciding what to cook for dinner.
- Lucía¿Quieres que cocine algo especial hoy?Do you want me to cook something special today?
- AlejandroSí, ¿podemos hacer un salteado de marisco?Yes, can we make a seafood stir fry?
- LucíaMe parece una idea estupenda, Alejandro.I think that is a great idea, Alejandro.
- AlejandroPerfecto, yo compraré los ingredientes.Perfect, I will buy the ingredients.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
