English

Alternative forms

• melada

Noun

melado ‎(countable and uncountable, plural melados or meladoes)

1. A mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without being drained.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From melar ‎(“to sweeten with honey”).

Adjective

melado m ‎(feminine singular melada, masculine plural melados, feminine plural meladas, comparable)

1. honey-sweet (very sweet)
2. honey-colored (having the color of honey)
3. sticky
4. (Brazil, colloquial) drunk

Conjugation

Verb

melado

1. past participle of melar

Etymology 2

From melar ‎(“to wither, dry up”).

Adjective

melado m ‎(feminine singular melada, masculine plural melados, feminine plural meladas, comparable)

1. withered

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (withered): peco, chocho

Verb

melado

1. past participle of melar