preparate

Preparate is a form found in several Romance languages that derives from the verb meaning to prepare. It can function as a participle or an adjective, and in some languages also appears as a verb form, depending on the context.

In Italian, preparate has two common uses. As the feminine plural past participle of preparare, it means "prepared" and agrees with feminine plural nouns, as in torte preparate (prepared cakes). It also appears as the second-person plural imperative of preparare, meaning "Prepare!" or "Get ready!" when addressing more than one person, as in Preparate le valigie.

In Romanian, preparate is the feminine plural form of the past participle preparat and is used as an adjective meaning "prepared." It appears in phrases describing feminine plural nouns, for example mâncăruri preparate (prepared foods), and can occur in compound terms such as produse alimentare preparate.

Other uses are mostly limited to language-specific grammar and, in some cases, to proper names or brand names. There is no single, universal definition of "preparate" outside its role as a morphological form in these languages.