adobo
Americannoun
plural
adobos-
a Filipino dish of pork or chicken stewed in a marinade of vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, herbs, and spices; the national dish of the Philippines.
The pork adobo we had in Manila may be the best meal I’ve ever had.
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a Latin American dish of meat or fish prepared in a pastelike marinade of chiles, cinnamon and other spices, garlic, herbs, and vinegar.
My Mexican brother-in-law makes an awesome adobo with fresh-caught trout.
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the concoction of flavorful ingredients in which the meat or fish of adobo is cooked.
The adobo for tonight’s chicken features Saigon cinnamon and a homemade cider vinegar.
noun
Etymology
Origin of adobo
First recorded in 1935–40; from Spanish, literally “marinade, marinated meat, pickle,” from adobar “to marinate, pickle,” probably from Old French adober “to prepare, equip (a knight)”; see daube ( def. ), dub 1 ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing adobo
World Cuisine - Introductory
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Chipotle's lawsuit said Sweetgreen advertises the bowl using the word "Chipotle" in the same font and style as the Mexican-food chain and uses a background with Chipotle's trademarked "Adobo Red" color.
From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2023
The Chicken Adobo can be made several days ahead.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022
Adobo or mole sauce: “Whenever I make some, I make it a point to make extra.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2019
Included in the gift set is the 24-karat gold-dusted jerky and a pack of each of the following flavors: Original, Chipotle Adobo, Memphis BBQ, I Can't Believe It's Not Hamburger and Maple Bourbon Churro.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2015
But I understand how frightening those ideas are to others whose worldviews have been warped and terrified by Guy Fieri's "Mondo Pita-Partied Hemorhhagic Meated Wads with Volcano Adobo Mayo and You-Don't-Know-Chedder-Jack™ Agglutinate".
From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2014
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