What does asado in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word asado in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use asado in Spanish.

The word asado in Spanish means roast, roast, barbecue, roast, roasting, boiling, roast, be roasting, be boiling, roasted over a wood fire. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word asado

roast

nombre masculino (AmL (tipo de guiso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El asado de ternera estaba en su punto.
The veal roast was cooked to perfection.

roast

adjetivo (cocinado al horno)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Hoy comemos pollo asado con patatas.
Today we're having roast chicken with potatoes.

barbecue, roast

nombre masculino (AR, UY (carne a la parrilla)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La familia organizó un asado el domingo.
The family organized a barbecue (or: roast) on Sunday.

roasting, boiling

adjetivo (figurado, coloquial (persona: acalorada) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Estoy asado: necesito una ducha para refrescarme. Volvimos asadas del gimnasio porque el aire acondicionado estaba fuera de servicio.
I'm roasting (or: boiling) and I need a shower to cool down.

roast

verbo transitivo (cocinar con fuego)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Vamos a asar un poco de carne y algunos vegetales.
We're going to roast a little meat and some vegetables.

be roasting, be boiling

verbo transitivo (sentir calor) (figurative)

Se asó al rayo del sol.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The air conditioning stopped working and the wedding guests were roasting (or: boiling) in the packed church.

roasted over a wood fire

locución adverbial (cocinado con leña)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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