marinade
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1mar·i·nade

noun \ˌmer-ə-ˈnād, ˌma-rə-\

Definition of MARINADE

: a savory usually acidic sauce in which meat, fish, or a vegetable is soaked to enrich its flavor or to tenderize it

Examples of MARINADE

  1. a variety of spicy marinades

Origin of MARINADE

French, from mariner to pickle, marinate, probably from Italian marinare
First Known Use: 1725

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

2marinade

transitive verb
marinad·edmarinad·ing

Definition of MARINADE

First Known Use of MARINADE

circa 1682

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

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