questionado

Questionado is a term used primarily in Portuguese, where it functions as the past participle of the verb questionar (to question). In standard Portuguese, questionado describes someone or something that has been questioned or subjected to inquiry. It can appear in legal, journalism, or everyday contexts, for example: “O suspeito foi questionado pela polícia” (The suspect was questioned by the police).

In Spanish, the equivalent common form is cuestionado, formed from cuestionar. The spelling questionado is not standard in most Spanish varieties, though it may be encountered in occasional dialectal, historical, or anglicized usages, and can appear in multilingual texts or as a proper noun in limited contexts.

Etymology and usage notes: questionado comes from the verb questionar plus the participial suffix -ado in Portuguese. The term shares a semantic field with related words such as questionamento (the act of questioning) and questionante (a person who poses questions). In Portuguese, questionado is primarily adjectival or used in passive constructions, while in Spanish the corresponding adjectives and participles typically use cuest ionado or cuestionado.

Beyond its ordinary linguistic use, there is no widely recognized entity, organization, or work universally titled “Questionado.” The form may appear as a label, username, or informal caption in online platforms, regional media, or personal usage, but it does not denote a single, established subject in major reference sources.

See also: questionar, cuestionar, cuestionado, cuest ionamiento.