marinade
pronunciation
How to pronounce marinade in British English:
UK [ˌmærɪˈneɪd]
How to pronounce marinade in American English:
US [ˌmærəˈned]
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- Noun:
- mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking
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- Verb:
- soak in marinade
Word Origin
- marinade
- marinade: [17] Etymologically, to put food in a marinade is virtually to dunk it in the ‘sea’; for the word comes via French from Spanish marinada, a derivative of marina ‘of the sea’. It originally signified strictly a ‘brine pickle’ (hence the reference to the sea), and only gradually broadened out to include vinegar and other preservatives. The related verb marinate [17] comes from French mariner or Italian marinare.=> marine
- marinade (n.)
- 1704, from French marinade "spiced vinegar or brine for pickling," from mariner "to pickle" (see marinate). As a verb from 1680s. Related: Marinaded; marinading.
Example
- 1. For example , chicken marinating in citrus juice and salt will only absorb a tiny amount of the marinade .
- 2. A marinade may act as a barrier , keeping flames from touching the meat .
- 3. A marinade is a pickle , brine , or souse , or a mixture of wine or vinegar , oil , and condiments .
- 4. Certain ingredients in a marinade - vinegar , citrus juice , vegetable oil or spices - may also prevent carcinogen formation .
- 5. You can mix it half and half with bbq sauce for an excellent marinade , and you can even casserole an entire chicken in it .