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plateado
silver
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
Silver in color, or coated in a thin layer of silver
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Encoding image for platear + -ado
to cover in silver
 
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-ado
adjective suffix
(past participle)
Plateado means silver and is the past participle of platear0, so something "silvered" is silver in color or covered in silver.
plateado
Illustration for silver, silvery
silver, silvery (color)
Describes something that's silver in color.
Compró un coche plateado el mes pasadoHe bought a silver car last month
La luna dejaba una luz plateada sobre el aguaThe moon left a silvery light on the water
Illustration for silver-plated
silver-plated (coating)
Describes an object covered with a thin layer of real silver.
El collar tiene una cadena plateadaThe necklace has a silver-plated chain
Los cubiertos plateados se guardan en esa cajaThe silver-plated cutlery is kept in that box