Where does “mangasalay” come from?

mangasalay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano asal, from Spanish asar, from Latin asso, from Latin assus, from Latin as — An as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and...

mangasalay (Cebuano): a lechon cook

Definitions

  1. a lechon cook

Ancestry of “mangasalay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoasalto roast, especially a whole animal; roasting;...
2Spanishasarto roast; to pester, to plague; to be roasting,...
3LatinassoI roast, broil
4Latinassusroasted, baked; dried
5LatinasAn as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and...
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