Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense marinades, present participle marinading, past tense, past participle marinaded
1. countable noun
A marinade is a sauce of oil, vinegar, spices, and herbs, which you pour over meat or fish before you cook it, in order to add flavour, or to make the meat or fish softer.
2. verb
To marinade means the same as to marinate.
Marinade the chicken breasts in the tandoori paste. [VERB noun]
Leave to marinade for 24 hours. [VERB]
marinade in British English
noun (ˌmærɪˈneɪd)
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
verb (ˈmærɪˌneɪd)
3. a variant of marinate
Word origin
C17: from French, from Spanish marinada, from marinar to pickle in brine, marinate
marinade in American English
(ˌmærəˈneɪd)
noun
1.
a spiced pickling solution, esp. a mixture of oil, wine or vinegar, and spices, in which meat, fish, etc. issteeped, often before cooking
2.
meat or fish thus steeped
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌmariˈnaded or ˌmariˈnading
3.
marinate
Word origin
Fr < Sp marinada < marinar, to pickle in brine < marino < L marinus: see marine
Examples of 'marinade' in a sentence
marinade
Arrange across a dish or tray and pour over the marinade.
The Sun (2017)
Add the marinade and cook for 1 minute.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Stir in the sliced chillies, then pour the marinade over the chicken.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Meanwhile, pour the marinade back into the pan and discard the garlic and chilli.
The Sun (2017)
Add the marinade and kale.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Turn the heat up and add the reserved marinade.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We also slice the meat thinly and marinade carefully before we cook it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Mix together the remaining ingredients to make a marinade then pour this over the beetroot discs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Crush the oregano and chopped thyme together and add to the marinade.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Taste for seasoning and pour the marinade back over the carrots.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Serve the steaks topped with the salad and the remaining marinade.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Strain in the wine from the marinade and simmer gently for two hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Stir the fish into the marinade to coat.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Rub dry marinade ingredients into sides of salmon.
The Sun (2006)
Spoon the reserved marinade over the fish towards the end of cooking.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Want a delicious marinade for meats and poultry?
The Sun (2014)
Chop the chilli finely and add to the marinade.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Pour any remaining marinade over the skewers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Brush with the marinade during cooking.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This marinade makes enough for 6-8 fillets.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You can reuse the oil as a marinade for chicken or fish, or drizzle over a salad.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The moist and tender portions of chicken were cooked in white wine with echoes of its garlicky vinegar and olive oil marinade with oregano.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Turn, brush with more marinade and cook for 15 minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
marinade
British English: marinade /ˌmærɪˈneɪd/ NOUN
A marinade is a sauce of oil, vinegar, and spices, which you soak meat or fish in before cooking it, in order to flavour it.
I added a marinade to the fish to give it flavour.
American English: marinade
Arabic: مَرَق
Brazilian Portuguese: alimento em escabeche
Chinese: 腌泡汁
Croatian: marinada
Czech: marináda
Danish: marinade
Dutch: marinade
European Spanish: adobo
Finnish: marinadi
French: marinade
German: Marinade
Greek: μαρινάδα
Italian: marinata
Japanese: マリネ
Korean: 양념장
Norwegian: marinade
Polish: marynata
European Portuguese: marinada
Romanian: marinată
Russian: маринад
Latin American Spanish: adobo
Swedish: marinad
Thai: การหมัก
Turkish: terbiye sosu
Ukrainian: маринад
Vietnamese: xốt
British English: marinade /ˈmærɪneɪd/ VERB
If you marinade meat or fish, you keep it in a mixture of oil, vinegar, spices, and herbs, before cooking it, so that it can develop a special flavour.
Leave the meat to marinade for 24 hours.
Marinade the chicken breasts in the tandoori paste.