falados

Falados is the masculine plural form of the Portuguese adjective falado, meaning "spoken" or "uttered." It is used to describe masculine plural nouns and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. For example, frases, idiomas, or textos can be described as falados in the plural masculine form, as in idiomas falados (spoken languages) or textos falados (spoken texts). The feminine plural would be faladas.

Etymology and related forms: falado derives from the verb falar (to speak) with the -ado past participle suffix, a common pattern in Portuguese to form adjectives and passive expressions. Related adjectives include falante (talking or talking person) and falando (speaking in the present progressive). In other Romance languages, cognate forms exist with similar meanings, such as Galician falado and, in Spanish, hablado.

Usage context: Falados frequently appears in linguistic descriptions, transcription work, and narratives referring to language use or spoken material. It helps distinguish what is spoken from what is written. In phrases like “línguas faladas” (spoken languages) or “palavras faladas” (spoken words), it functions as a descriptive qualifier rather than a noun.

Notes: When capitalized, Falados may be encountered as a proper noun in titles, project names, or personal names, but it does not denote a widely recognized organization, work, or concept in standard reference sources. If a specific entity uses the name Falados, context from the source is necessary to identify it.

See also: falar, falado, falante, falando, faladamente.