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ASADOR [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Restaurant Industry
  • Hotel Industry
DEF

[A] young professional who works with a turning spit.

OBS

French terms that describe techniques, dishes and members of the kitchen brigade are well established in the English culinary vocabulary even though English equivalents exist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Restauration
  • Hôtellerie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Restaurante (Industria)
  • Hotelería
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Record 2 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking Appliances
DEF

A metal rod on which food is speared and rotated while cooking.

CONT

Spit may be rotated manually or by a motor [attachment].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
DEF

Tige de fer pointue qu'on passe au travers d'une volaille ou d'une pièce de viande à rôtir, pour la faire tourner au dessus de la flamme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparatos para cocinar alimentos
DEF

Varilla puntiaguda en que se clava y se pone al fuego lo que se quiere asar.

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