Polyglot Dictionary

saltear

/sawˈtʃjaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
salteo
preterite (eu)
salteei
past participle
salteado

Meaning

  1. to sauté

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

refogar

refogar is a Brazilian and Portuguese cooking style, sautéing with onions and garlic as a base; saltear is more general, a quick sauté or toss in a pan.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

rehogar

rehogar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sauté."

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