Etymology

marinade

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Today it means: A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking. Full definition →

French marinade
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  1. French · borrowed frommarinade
  2. English todaymarinade

Borrowed from French marinade. By surface analysis, marine + -ade.

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