MARINADE

marinade

(noun) mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking

marinade, marinate

(verb) soak in marinade; “marinade herring”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

marinade (plural marinades)

A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

Verb

marinade (third-person singular simple present marinades, present participle marinading, simple past and past participle marinaded)

To marinate.

Anagrams

• Madeiran

Source: Wiktionary


Mar`i*nade", n. Etym: [F.: cf. It. marinato marinade, F. mariner to preserve food for use at sea. See Marinate.] (Cookery)

Definition: A brine or pickle containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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