adobo

Etymology

From Spanish, from French adober (“equip a horseman”) (perhaps via Catalan), from Frankish *dubban, from the same Proto-Germanic root as English dab, dub. Compare French daube (earlier dobe (1571), adobbe (1598)), Italian dobba (1549), adobbo (1570).^[1]

Noun

adobo (plural adobos)

1. A marinade.
   • 2009, January 27, “Susan Sampson”, in Chipotle pulled chicken on corn spoon bread‎:

     1 chipotle chili in adobo sauce

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

References

Anagrams

• Abood, abood

Verb

adobo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of adobar

Etymology

From Spanish, from French adober (“equip a horseman”) (perhaps via Catalan), from Frankish *dubban, from the same Proto-Germanic root as English dab, dub.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧do‧bo

Noun

adobo

1. fried meat that has been marinated in soy sauce, garlic and vinegar or calamondin juice
2. a dish in which meat or liver is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and onions
3. (slang) thumbsucking

Verb

adobo

1. to cook adobo
2. to cook meat this way
3. (slang) to suck one's thumb

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdobo/, [aˈðoβo]

Noun

adobo m (plural adobos)

1. A delicacy of marinated meat.

Verb

adobo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of adobar.

Further reading

• “adobo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Noun

adobo

1. A delicacy of marinated meat.

   Adobong manok at baboy ang ulam ni Maria kagabi.

   Maria had marinated chicken and pork last night.