Also means
healed
Usage Note
Curado is the past participle of curar, used adjectivally in two main senses: food that has been cured/aged (queso curado, jamón curado) and a person who has been healed from illness. The food sense is especially prominent in Spanish cooking. A third colloquial sense in some regions means 'drunk' (estar curado in parts of Latin America). Agrees in gender: curada.
Examples
"El queso curado tiene un sabor más intenso."
Natural Translation
Aged cheese has a more intense flavor.
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