English Explanatory Dictionary

adobo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
  2. A marinade.

Pronunciation

/ʔaˈdobo/ /əˈdoʊboʊ/ tl-ph-adobo.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-adobo.wav

Word forms

adobo adobos

Etymology

From Spanish adobo, from Old French adober (“equip a horseman”) (perhaps via Catalan), from the same Germanic root as dab, dub. Compare French daube (earlier dobe (1571), adobbe (1598)), Italian dobba (1549), adobbo (1570).

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