gravadas

Gravadas is the feminine plural form of the past participle of the verb gravar in Portuguese and Spanish. It functions as an adjective or part of passive constructions to indicate that something has been engraved, inscribed, or recorded. The sense depends on context: objects can be described as gravadas when they bear inscriptions or designs, and media or actions can be described as gravadas when they have been recorded.

The word derives from the Latin gravare, related to gravis, meaning heavy or burdened. In its literal sense, gravar can mean to engrave or to carve a design onto a surface, as in moedas gravadas (coins engraved with a design) or placas gravadas (engraved plates). It can also mean to record information, as in gravação de áudio or gravação de vídeo, where gravadas describes the resulting recorded material. In legal or financial usage, gravar can take a broader sense of imposing a burden or levy, so gravadas may appear in contexts describing assets or revenues that bear a tax or charge.

Usage notes: Gravadas agrees with feminine plural nouns. It is commonly found in technical, legal, artistic, and archival writing in both languages. While the exact sense varies, the core idea is that something has been put into a permanent or recorded state.

See also: gravar, gravação, gravação de áudio, gravação de vídeo.