preñado
Spanish, adjective/pɾeˈɲado/
preñado is spelled P-R-E-Ñ-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 86,552nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preñado is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “pregnant, bred, knocked up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of preñar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que está embarazada, hablando de las hembras”.
What does preñado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininepregnant, bred, knocked up
Near-synonyms: (most standard term for people) embarazado, (formal) encinto
- 2
full of, loaded with, filled with
Los investigadores creen estar vislumbrando la luz al final de un túnel preñado de horrores y ambigüedades.
verb
- 1
past participle of preñar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que está embarazada, hablando de las hembras. 2. Hinchado, abotargado. 3. Desplomado, hablando de edificios. 4. Que contiene interiormente alguna cosa desconocida.
noun: 1. Preñez.
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 preñado
- preñada feminine
- preñados masculine plural
- preñadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preñado?
- /pɾeˈɲado/
- [pɾeˈɲa.ð̞o]
- [pɾeˈɲað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preñado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preñado in Spanish?
preñado appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).