poblado

Spanish

Etymology

Past participle of poblar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈblado/ [poˈβ̞la.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: po‧bla‧do

Adjective

poblado (feminine poblada, masculine plural poblados, feminine plural pobladas)

1. populous, populated

   Antonym: despoblado

   Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl es uno de los municipios mexicanos más poblados.

   Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl is one of the most populous Mexican municipalities.

2. (databases) populated, having data, being not empty

Noun

poblado m (plural poblados)

1. settlement (village)

   Synonym: asentamiento

Participle

poblado (feminine poblada, masculine plural poblados, feminine plural pobladas)

1. past participle of poblar

Usage notes

• When indicating people, it is used for a territory being masculine in Spanish, such as país, estado, municipio, territorio, etc.; feminine forms are used for id. nouns, such as ciudad, nación, etc.

Further reading

• “poblado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28