carne asada

English

Etymology

From Spanish carne asada (“grilled meat”).

Noun

carne asada (uncountable)

1. Grilled, sliced beef steak, as an element of Latin American cuisine.
   • 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 307:

     We stood in the kitchen as I heated beans and carne asada, some tortillas Consuela had made, my hands shaking.

Spanish

Noun

carne asada f (uncountable)

1. carne asada; grilled, sliced beef