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cultivado

cultivated

adjective kool-tee-BAH-doh Rare

Also means

educated

Usage Note

Cultivado functions both in its literal agricultural sense (tierra cultivada — cultivated land) and figuratively to mean a well-read, refined person. The figurative sense overlaps with culto (cultured), though cultivado implies active self-development. The feminine form is cultivada.

Examples

"Es una persona muy cultivada y erudita."

Natural Translation

She is a very cultivated and erudite person.

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