encurtido
Spanish, noun/enkuɾˈtido/
encurtido is spelled E-N-C-U-R-T-I-D-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 113,469th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encurtido is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pickled food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of encurtir.
What does encurtido mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepickled food
verb
- 1
past participle of encurtir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de algunos alimentos: que han sido sumergidos (marinados) en una solución de sal, y que fermentan por sí solos o con la ayuda de un microorganismo inocuo, tal que disminuya el pH y aumente la acidez con el objetivo de poder extender su conservación.
verb: 1. Participio de encurtir.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of encurtido
- encurtidos plural
- encurtida feminine
- encurtidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encurtido?
- /enkuɾˈtido/
- [ẽŋ.kuɾˈt̪i.ð̞o]
- [ẽŋkuɾˈt̪ið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to encurtido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encurtido in Spanish?
encurtido appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).