mleté

Mletý is a Czech adjective meaning “ground” or “powdered,” commonly used to describe food products that have been milled into a fine consistency. The term derives from the verb mlít, which means “to grind” or “to mill,” and the past participle form mletý, literally “having been ground.” In culinary contexts mletý is applied to a wide range of ingredients, such as mletá káva (ground coffee), mletý cukr (powdered sugar), mletá paprika (ground paprika), and mletý česnek (ground garlic). The word also appears in processed foods, for instance mleté maso (ground meat or minced meat), referring to beef, pork or other meats that have been mechanically reduced to a fine texture.

Beyond gastronomy, mletý can describe non‑food substances that have been pulverized, such as mletý kamení (ground stone) used in construction or landscaping. In technical language the term may refer to milled minerals, ores or pharmaceuticals, where a specific particle size is required.

The adjective agrees in gender, number and case with the noun it modifies, following Czech declension patterns: mletá (feminine singular), mleté (neuter singular or plural). The corresponding noun mlýnek denotes a grinder or mill, the device that produces mletý materials. In everyday speech the term conveys the notion of something that has been reduced to a fine, uniform consistency through mechanical action.