salgada

Salgada is the feminine form of the Portuguese adjective salgado, meaning salted or salty. It is used to describe substances, flavors, or environments with a notable salt content, and it functions as a descriptor for feminine nouns. Its masculine counterpart is salgado.

In everyday language, salgada appears in phrases such as água salgada (saltwater) and comida salgada (savory or salty food). The term is commonly encountered in culinary contexts to indicate that a dish is seasoned or salted, while the related masculine form salgado is used with masculine nouns. A closely related noun form in Portuguese refers to savory snacks, typically expressed as salgados.

As a proper noun, Salgada is also used as a place name in several Portuguese-speaking regions, where it denotes geographic locations rather than a descriptive term. The word's etymology traces to Latin sal, salt, reflecting the historical connection between the concept of salt and its linguistic formation in Portuguese. It is cognate with the Spanish salado, sharing the same root and meaning.

See also: Salgado.