enlatado

[ẽ.la.ˈta.du]

adjectivemasculinepl: enlatados

canned

1. preserved and sealed in a metal can or tin

We bought canned vegetables at the supermarket.

Compramos vegetais enlatados no supermercado.

2. pre-recorded or pre-made content, lacking spontaneity or originality

The comedian's jokes seemed canned and rehearsed.

As piadas do comediante pareciam enlatadas e ensaiadas.

NYC Slang

canned

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

enlatado

common usage for both canned food and figurative meaning

Portugal

em lata

more frequently used phrase than the adjective form alone

São Paulo

enlatado

standard usage

comida enlatada - canned food

piada enlatada - a stale or recycled joke

resposta enlatada - a scripted or rehearsed answer

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