misturado

Misturado is a Portuguese adjective and past participle derived from misturar, meaning that something has been combined or blended with other elements. It is used to describe substances, dishes, ideas, or data that are not pure or single in composition. The form agrees with gender and number: misturado (masc. sing.), misturada (fem. sing.), misturados (masc. plur.), misturadas (fem. plur.).

Etymology and usage. The term comes from the verb misturar, which traces back to the Latin miscere, meaning to mix. In everyday language, misturado is commonly applied to physical mixtures (for example, a sauce or a drink) and to conceptually blended items (such as a mixed genre or a composite set of data). While misturado can function as a noun in informal contexts to denote a mixture, the noun more formal or common choice is mistura.

In practical terms, misturado often appears in culinary and descriptive contexts. Examples include a prato misturado, describing a dish that combines diverse ingredients; uma bebida misturada, a drink prepared by mixing components; or um estilo musical misturado, indicating a blend of genres. The noun form mistura is more typical when emphasizing the product of mixing, rather than the state of having been mixed.

Synonyms and related terms include mistura, combinado, blended, and mesclado. The word is widely understood in Brazilian and European Portuguese, with slight stylistic differences depending on the region.

See also: misturar, mistura, mistura de sabores. Translations include mixed, blended, and mixture.