asalan

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

asalan m pl

1. plural of asal

Tagalog

Etymology

From asal (“roasting”) +‎ -an. Functions similarly as asador.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsalan/, [ʔɐˈsa.lɐn]
• Rhymes: -alan
• Syllabification: a‧sa‧lan

Noun

asalan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎᜈ᜔) (rare, possibly obsolete)

1. roaster made of ironwood or cane in which they skewer something to roast it

   Synonym: asador

Derived terms

• pag-aasalan

 

Further reading

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 80: “Aſador) Aſalan (pp) C. [en que] eſpetan algo [para aſarlo], agora ſea de palo yerro o caña”