marinade
noun/ˌmærɪˈneɪd/
/ˌmærɪˈneɪd/
[countable, uncountable]- a mixture of oil, wine, spices, etc., in which meat, fish or other food is left before it is cooked in order to make it softer or to give it a particular tasteTopics Cooking and eatingc2Word Originlate 17th cent. (as a verb): from French, from Spanish marinada, via marinar ‘pickle in brine’ from marino, from Latin marinus, from mare ‘sea’.
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