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Where does “asar” come from?

asar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese assar, from Latin asso, from Latin assus, from Latin as — An as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and...

asar (Galician): to roast

Definitions

  1. to roast

Ancestry of “asar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseassar—
2LatinassoI roast, broil
3Latinassusroasted, baked; dried
4LatinasAn as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and...
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