Aplaudado

Aplaudado is a Spanish term that typically functions as the masculine past participle of the verb aplaudir and as an adjective meaning "applauded" or "receiving applause." It describes a person, performance, or work that has earned audience approval.

Etymology: The verb aplaudir derives from the Latin plaudere, with the prefix developments that led to the form in Romance languages. The standard modern Spanish past participle is aplaudido; the form aplaudado appears in some dialects or older texts but is not the norm in contemporary Spanish.

Uses: As an adjective, aplaudado modifies a noun to indicate that it has been praised or met with applause, as in una actuación aplaudida. As a proper noun, capitalized use of Aplaudado could theoretically appear as a title, name, or fictional place, but there is no widely recognized work, person, or entity by that exact name in common reference sources. Its use as a title would be context-specific rather than part of standard language.

See also: Aplaudir; Aplauso; Plaudere (Latin root).