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marinade

mar·i·nade
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noun mar-uh-neyd; verb mar-uh-neyd]
    • /noun ˌmær əˈneɪd; verb ˈmær əˌneɪd/
    • /ˌmær.ɪˈneɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun mar-uh-neyd; verb mar-uh-neyd]
    • /noun ˌmær əˈneɪd; verb ˈmær əˌneɪd/

Definitions of marinade word

  • noun marinade a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking. 1
  • noun marinade meat, fish, vegetables, etc., steeped in it. 1
  • verb with object marinade to marinate. 1
  • noun marinade A sauce, typically made of oil, vinegar, spices, and herbs, in which meat, fish, or other food is soaked before cooking in order to flavor or soften it. 1
  • noun marinade liquid for flavouring meat 1
  • countable noun marinade A marinade is a sauce of oil, vinegar, spices, and herbs, which you pour over meat or fish before you cook it, in order to add flavour, or to make the meat or fish softer. 0

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Origin of marinade

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
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

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Parts of speech for Marinade

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

marinade popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

marinade usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for marinade

noun marinade

  • saline — of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike: a saline solution.
  • blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
  • drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
  • deep — If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
  • ocean — the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.

verb marinade

  • bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
  • brine — Brine is salty water, especially salty water that is used for preserving food.
  • pickle — a single grain or kernel, as of barley or corn.
  • immerse — to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
  • steep — having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.

Antonyms for marinade

verb marinade

  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.

Top questions with marinade

  • what is a marinade?
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  • how to marinade chicken?
  • how to marinade beef?
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