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marinade

[mar-uh-neyd, mar-uh-neyd]

noun

  1. a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.

  2. meat, fish, vegetables, etc., steeped in it.



verb (used with object)

marinaded, marinading 
  1. to marinate.

marinade

noun

  1. a spiced liquid mixture of oil, wine, vinegar, herbs, etc, in which meat or fish is soaked before cooking

  2. meat or fish soaked in this liquid

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. a variant of marinate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of marinade1

1675–85; < French < Provençal marinado, noun use of feminine past participle of á to cure meat or fish in brine, verbal derivative of marin marine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of marinade1

C17: from French, from Spanish marinada, from marinar to pickle in brine, marinate
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Fresh asparagus first gets a blanch, then an ice bath, before taking a relaxing soak in an old-fashioned tasting, bread-and-butter pickle type of marinade.

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So if you were hoping for a brown sugar coating or a sugary marinade here, you'll be disappointed.

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Use as a marinade for vegetables or meat.

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Remove the chicken from the marinade and let excess liquid drip off.

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Christine and Paul Boyle's award-winning pie has a doner kebab filling made from chicken, beef and a chilli marinade with a sweet chilli sauce.

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