marinade

American  

[mar-uh-neyd, mar-uh-neyd] / ˌmær əˈneɪd, ˈmær əˌneɪd /

noun

1. a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.

2. meat, fish, vegetables, etc., steeped in it.

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verb (used with object)

marinaded, marinading

1. to marinate.

marinade British  

noun

1. a spiced liquid mixture of oil, wine, vinegar, herbs, etc, in which meat or fish is soaked before cooking

2. meat or fish soaked in this liquid

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verb

1. a variant of marinate

Etymology

Origin of marinade

1675–85; < French < Provençal marinado, noun use of feminine past participle of mariná to cure meat or fish in brine, verbal derivative of marin marine

Example Sentences

Companies are wrestling with drilling hazards that make it more costly to operate and complaining that the marinade is creeping into their oil-and-gas reservoirs.

From The Wall Street Journal

If time allows, an overnight rest yields the fullest flavor, but a brief marinade will also do the trick.

From The Wall Street Journal

One butcher said all his meat, marinades and spices had been taken away to be checked.

From BBC

Fresh asparagus first gets a blanch, then an ice bath, before taking a relaxing soak in an old-fashioned tasting, bread-and-butter pickle type of marinade.

From Salon

So if you were hoping for a brown sugar coating or a sugary marinade here, you'll be disappointed.

From Salon

Related Words

• bathe
• brine
• immerse
• pickle
• steep