adobo

English

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian adobo (delicacy of marinated meat) derived from French adober (equip a horseman) derived from Frankish *dubbjan, *dubban (hit, push).

Origin

Frankish

*dubbjan, *dubban

Gloss

hit, push

Concept
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