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asado

asado noun: any of various dishes made from grilled or barbecued meat originating in Latin American and Philippine cuisine.

Noun

asado (countable and uncountable, plural asados)

  1. Any of various dishes made from grilled or barbecued meat originating in Latin American and Philippine cuisine.
    • On the weekends, the park is full of visitors who come to hike the trails, swim at the base of the waterfalls and enjoy the scenery while grilling up some asado and playing volleyball.2012, Romy Natalia Goldberg, edited by Nicole Arriaga, Paraguay (Other Places Travel Guides), Other Places Publishing, →ISBN, page 156
    • King Chef (2F Main Mall, 0932 323 1871) serves healthy food and authentic Cantonese cuisine in a fine dining setup. For Father's Day, treat the whole family to its dim sum platters! It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and...2022 June 18, “Go on a Binondo food trip this Father's Day at Lucky Chinatown”, in Manila Bulletin, Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun...

Examples of asado in a sentence

  • It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and soyed cucumber with century egg.2022 June 18, “Go on a Binondo food trip this Father's Day at Lucky Chinatown”, in Manila Bulletin, Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing...
  • Among their flagship products is siaopao, a delicious and popular steam bun snack that is stuffed with a variety of ingredients, including seasoned asado chicken or pork and hard-boiled egg.2023 April 6, Andrew Coppolino, “Filipino Restaurant Month celebrates cuisine and culture in local community”, in CBC News, archived from...

Forms of asado

pluralasados

Origin of asado

Borrowed from Spanish asado (“grilled”), from Latin assātus (“roasted”), past participle of Latin assō (“to roast, broil”), from assus (“roasted”) + -ō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-. Partially borrowed from Tagalog asado from the same origin.

Questions about asado

What does asado mean?
Asado means any of various dishes made from grilled or barbecued meat originating in Latin American and Philippine cuisine.
How do you use asado in a sentence?
It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and soyed cucumber with century egg.
What part of speech is asado?
Asado is a noun.
What is the plural of asado?
The plural of asado is asados.

Words near asado in the dictionary

  1. ASADA
  2. Asadas
  3. asaddle
  4. asadero
  5. Asadi
  6. asado
  7. Asadoorian
  8. Asady
  9. Asaf
  10. asafetida
  11. asafetidas

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