🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

seco

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈse.ko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dried/draɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Las hierbas secas son muy sabrosas."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having had moisture removed; not wet or moist.

    "The dried fruit was sweet and chewy."
  2. 2

    Describing something that has been preserved by removing its moisture.

    "She added dried herbs to enhance the flavor of the dish."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dried' is the past participle of the verb 'dry', which originates from the Old English 'drȳgan', meaning to dry or to become dry. The term has evolved through Middle English, where it was used to describe the process of removing moisture from something, particularly food items.

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