asado

/aˈsado/ · B2 · adj

grilled

🍖🔥 asado = asar (to roast) + -ado (-ed), so it means roasted

It comes from Latin assare, to roast. The -ado ending works like English -ed, the same as in cansado (tired). Used as a noun, el asado is the Argentine and Uruguayan barbecue.

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