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
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process