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curado

Spanish, noun/kuˈɾado/

curado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “seasoning, layer of fat added to cookware” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of curar.

What does curado mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    cured, healed

  2. 2

    cured, mature (of cheese, bacon, etc.)

  3. 3

    drunk, intoxicated

  4. 4

    Mexicocolloquialfunny, goofy, ridiculous, silly

    Se ve bien curado.

noun

  1. 1

    masculineseasoning, layer of fat added to cookware

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of curar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que ha recibido un tratamiento especial para ser más duro y resistente. 2. Que se ha hecho fuerte y resistente a la fatiga y el trabajo. 3. Se dice del alimento que ha recibido un tratamiento especial para conservarlo sin corromperse por más tiempo, y que le da un sabor más pronunciado. 4. Que ha bebido alcohol en exceso y sufre sus efectos.

verb: 1. Participio de curar.

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 curado

  • curada feminine
  • curados masculine plural
  • curadas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce curado?

  • /kuˈɾado/
  • [kuˈɾa.ð̞o]
  • [kuˈɾað̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to curado

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is curado in Spanish?

curado appears 3.1 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).