premiadas

Premiadas is the feminine plural form of premiado, used in Spanish to refer to women who have received an award. As a noun, las premiadas denotes the female recipients of prizes; with the definite article it points to a specific group. The masculine counterpart is premiados. The adjective form means “award-winning” and can modify nouns such as obras premiadas or proyectos premiados.

In practice, premiadas appears in contexts such as film festivals, literary prizes, scientific honors, and sports competitions. It highlights gender by specifying that the recipients are women. For mixed-gender groups, writers often use premiados or a neutral option like galardonados.

Etymology and related terms: Premio means “prize” and derives from Latin praemium; premiar is to award. Related terms include premiación (the awarding ceremony), galardón (an award), and galardonado (an awardee). In some dialects, alternative gender-neutral phrases are used, but standard Spanish maintains gendered forms.