tostado
/tosˈtado/
To say "toasted" in Spanish, use tostado.
The term refers to food that has been browned by heat, typically bread. You can specify the level of toastiness by using adverbs before the word: use medio to mean "medium toasted" or bien to mean "well toasted".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the word chamuscado can be used to describe foods that are lightly toasted or slightly scorched.
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, tostado must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use tostada for feminine singular nouns, tostadas for feminine plural nouns, tostados for masculine plural nouns and tostada for feminine singular nouns like rebanada (slice).
How do you pronounce it?
/tosˈtado/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, tostada does not just mean 'a piece of toasted bread', but refers to a specific popular dish of a crispy, fried tortilla topped with various ingredients.
- The Spanish word tostar comes from the Late Latin tostāre, which was derived from tostus, a participle of the Latin verb torreō meaning 'to burn'.
- In certain Spanish-speaking regions, the word tostado is used colloquially to describe a person who has achieved a very deep tan.
Examples in context
- Un sándwich tostado, por favorA toasted sandwich, please
- Me encanta ese pan tostaditoI love that toasted bread
- Tienes tostadas de panDo you have toasted bread slices?
- He tostado las almendrasI toasted the almonds
- El pan tostadoThe toasted bread
- pan tostadoToasted bread
- El pan está muy tostado.The bread is very toasted.
- Me gusta el queso tostado.I like toasted cheese.
- Prefiero el arroz tostado.I prefer toasted rice.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are having breakfast at home.
- Lucía¿Quieres el pan tostado?Do you want the toast?
- JavierSí, me gusta que esté muy tostado.Yes, I like it very toasted.
- LucíaEstá bien, lo preparo ahora.Okay, I will prepare it now.
- JavierGracias, Lucía.Thank you, Lucía.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry tostado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tostado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
