"adobo" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ʔaˈdobo/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐˈd̪oː.bo] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜇᜓᜊᜓ [Baybayin], arobo [alternative], arubo [alternative]
Rhymes: -obo Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish adobo (“delicacy of marinated meat”), from adobar (“to marinate”), from Old French adober (“to knight”). Compare Kapampangan arobu. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|adobo||delicacy of marinated meat}} Borrowed from Spanish adobo (“delicacy of marinated meat”), {{der|tl|fro|adober||to knight}} Old French adober (“to knight”), {{cog|pam|arobu}} Kapampangan arobu Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} adobo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜊᜓ)
  1. adobo (Philippine dish) Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: adobado Derived forms: adobong puti, adobuhin, adosilog, mag-adobo, sinadobo Related terms: adobado, bistek, humba, kilaw, pinalam

Alternative forms

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