azucena, n.
Forms: asocena, azucena
Etymology: <Tagalog asocena; clipping of Tagalog aso
dog, Spanish cena dinner < Latin cēnātōrius pertaining
to dinner, from cēnāre to dine.
The term asocena was first used in 1980s and
became popular when the film titled Azucena
written by Enrique
Ramos and directed by Carlitos Siguion-Reyna, was screened in 2000.
In Filipino
cookery: any dish primarily consists of dog meat usu. served as pulutan to
alcoholic drinks. Also: the dog meat
itself.
