From root: asin
Usage Note
Pag-aasin is the method of treating or preserving food with salt, often used in making dried fish.
Examples
" Matagal ang pag-aasin ng isda. "
Natural Translation
The salting of fish takes a long time.
Literal Translation
Long the salting of fish.
" Ang pag-aasin ay paraan ng pagpreserba. "
Natural Translation
The salting process is a method of preservation.
Literal Translation
The salting-process is way of preserving.
" Bago pa dumating ang refrigerator, ang pag-aasin ang siyang paraan ng mga ninuno upang hindi mabulok ang isda. "
Natural Translation
Even before the refrigerator came, salting was the way our ancestors kept fish from spoiling.
Literal Translation
Before even arrived the refrigerator, the salting that the way of the ancestors so-that not spoil the fish.
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