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salato

salty

adjective sah-LAH-toh Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Also means

expensive

Usage Note

Salato primarily means 'salty' (food) but colloquially also means 'pricey' — un conto salato is a steep bill. This is a reliable false-friend trap for learners who expect only the food sense. The opposite of salty food is dolce (sweet) or insipido (bland); the opposite of expensive is economico. Salato also describes a witty, sharp remark (battuta salata).

Examples

"Questa zuppa è troppo salata per me."

Natural Translation

This soup is too salty for me.

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