tostado

toasted

adjective tohs-TAH-doh Rare

Also means

tanned

Usage Note

Tostado describes food that has been toasted or browned by heat — pan tostado (toast), café tostado (roasted coffee). Applied to skin it means tanned or bronzed by the sun. As a noun, el tostado can refer to toast itself in some Latin American countries. Do not confuse with quemado (burnt).

Examples

"Me gusta el pan tostado con mantequilla."

Natural Translation

I like toast with butter.

Literal Translation

To-me pleases the toasted bread with butter.

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