How to Say "milled" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “milled” is “molido” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Prefiero comprar el café molido en lugar de en grano.
I prefer to buy ground coffee instead of whole bean.
Necesitamos tres tazas de maíz molido para la receta.
We need three cups of ground corn for the recipe.
La pimienta recién molida tiene mucho más sabor.
Freshly ground pepper has much more flavor.
Matching Gender and Number
Remember that this word must change to match what you are describing. Use 'molido' for masculine things like 'café' and 'molida' for feminine things like 'carne' or 'pimienta'.
Word Order
In Spanish, we usually put 'molido' after the food item, whereas in English 'ground' comes before the food.
Forgetting Gender
Mistake: “carne molido”
Correction: carne molida (because 'carne' is a feminine noun).
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