Also means
With stress on the first syllable (áso), the word means dog.
Usage Note
Asó with stress on the final syllable means smoke — the visible vapor produced by burning material. It is used in everyday contexts from describing cooking smoke to industrial pollution and fire. The near-homonym 'áso' (dog) with first-syllable stress means speakers must rely on context or diacritics to distinguish the two in writing.
Examples
" May asó sa kusina. "
Natural Translation
There's smoke in the kitchen.
Literal Translation
Has smoke in kitchen.
" Maraming asó ang lumalabas sa kalan. "
Natural Translation
A lot of smoke is coming out of the stove.
Literal Translation
Much smoke the coming-out from-the stove.
" Kumakapal na ang asó sa kalsada dahil sa mga sasakyan, kaya nahihirapan kaming huminga nang malalim. "
Natural Translation
The smoke on the road is getting thicker because of the vehicles, so we're having a hard time breathing deeply.
Literal Translation
Thickening already the smoke on-the road because of the vehicles, so having-difficulty we to-breathe deeply.
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