marinade

[mar-uh-neyd, mar-uh-neyd]

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.

verb (used with object)

marinaded, marinading 

1. to marinate.

marinade

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

verb

1. a variant of marinate

Word History and Origins

Origin of marinade¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of marinade¹

C17: from French, from Spanish marinada, from marinar to pickle in brine, _marinate

Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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

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Use as a marinade for vegetables or meat.

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Related Words

• bathe 
• brine 
• immerse 
• pickle 
• steep