adobo

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (Philippines) IPA(key): /ʔaˈdobo/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈdoʊboʊ/ === Noun === adobo (countable and uncountable, plural adobos) A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic. A marinade. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== adobo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Anagrams === Abood, abood == Catalan == === Verb === adobo first-person singular present indicative of adobar == Cebuano == === Etymology === From Spanish adobo. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧do‧bo === Noun === adobo fried meat that has been marinated in soy sauce, garlic and vinegar or calamondin juice a dish in which meat or liver is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and onions (slang) thumbsucking === Verb === adobo to cook adobo to cook meat this way (slang) to suck one's thumb ==== Synonyms ==== adobaw == Galician == === Etymology 1 === Attested since the 13th century. Back-formation from adobar (“to prepare”). ==== Alternative forms ==== adó, adomo, adubo ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /aˈðoβo̝/ ==== Noun ==== adobo m (plural adobos) (archaic) preparation, restoration (dated) adornment seasoning Synonym: aderezo marinade marinade of chopped pork with garlic, salt, paprika and other spices for the preparation of chorizo Synonym: amoado marinade of pork with garlic, salt, paprika and other spices for cooking Synonym: zorza ===== Related terms ===== adobar ==== References ==== Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “adubo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “adobo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “adobo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “adubo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “adobo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “adobo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== adobo first-person singular present indicative of adobar == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧do‧bo === Noun === adobo m (plural adobos) synonym of adobe === See also === adoba, adova adubo === Further reading === “adobo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “adobo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “adobo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “adobo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈdobo/ [aˈð̞o.β̞o] Rhymes: -obo Syllabification: a‧do‧bo === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from adobar. ==== Noun ==== adobo m (plural adobos) a delicacy of marinated meat ===== Descendants ===== → Cebuano: adobo → English: adobo → Tagalog: adobo === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== adobo first-person singular present indicative of adobar === Further reading === “adobo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === arobo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling arubo — obsolete === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish adobo (“delicacy of marinated meat”), from adobar (“to marinate”), from Old French adober (“to knight”). Compare Kapampangan arobu. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈdobo/ [ʔɐˈd̪oː.bo] Rhymes: -obo Syllabification: a‧do‧bo === Noun === adobo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜊᜓ) adobo (Philippine dish) Synonym: adobado adobong palaka ― frog adobo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “adobo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[2] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 26: “Adobo) Arobo (pp) C. [a vſo] de Caſtilla” Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 12