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adobo

/əˈdoʊboʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
adobo
IPA
/əˈdoʊboʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A marinade.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Spanish adobo, from Old French adober (“equip a horseman”) (perhaps via Catalan), from the same Germanic root as dab, dub. Compare French daube (earlier dobe (1571), adobbe (1598)), Italian dobba (1549), adobbo (1570).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: adobo, adober, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈdoʊboʊ/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

adobos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce adobo?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdoʊboʊ/.
What does adobo mean?
A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
Where does adobo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce adobo

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