adobar — meaning in English

English meaning

• marinate verb To soak food in a seasoned liquid before cooking, to add flavour or tenderize it.
• tan noun A yellowish-brown colour, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.

Senses

adobar is used for these senses in English:

• marinate (ergative) To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.
• tan (transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.

marinate — full definition

1. verb To soak food in a seasoned liquid before cooking, to add flavour or tenderize it.
2. verb Figuratively, to let an idea or feeling sit and develop in one's mind over time.

tan — full definition

1. noun A yellowish-brown colour, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.
2. adj Yellowish-brown in colour, or having skin darkened by the sun.
3. verb To develop a darker skin tone from sun exposure, or to turn animal hide into leather using tannic acid.

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