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marinade

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌmaɹɪˈneɪd/
  • UK: /ˌmaɹəˈneɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌmɛɹɪˈneɪd/
  • US: /ˌmɛɹəˈneɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R IH0 N EY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I like to use a lemon marinade with chicken.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To marinate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: condiment

4

verb

Meaning 4

soak in marinade

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • marinade herring

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marinate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: steep, infuse

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَتْبِيلَة (tatbīla) — liquid mixture
  • Bulgarian: марината (marinata) — liquid mixture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腌泡汁 (yānpàozhī) — liquid mixture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腌料 (yānliào) — liquid mixture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腌汁 (yānzhī) — liquid mixture
  • Crimean Tatar: marinad — liquid mixture
  • Czech: marináda — liquid mixture
  • Dutch: marinade — liquid mixture
  • Finnish: marinadi — liquid mixture
  • French: marinade — liquid mixture
  • Galician: adubo — liquid mixture
  • Galician: mariñada — liquid mixture
  • German: Marinade — liquid mixture
  • Hebrew: תחמיץ (takhmíts) — liquid mixture
  • Hebrew: מרינד (marinád) — liquid mixture
  • Hungarian: pác — liquid mixture
  • Ido: marinajo — liquid mixture
  • Indonesian: marinade — liquid mixture
  • Japanese: マリネード (marinēdo) — liquid mixture
  • Japanese: マリネ (marine) — liquid mixture
  • Korean: 마리네이드 (marineideu) — liquid mixture
  • Polish: marynata — liquid mixture
  • Polish: zalewa — liquid mixture
  • Polish: bejca — liquid mixture
  • Portuguese: marinada — liquid mixture
  • Russian: марина́д (marinád) — liquid mixture
  • Spanish: marinada — liquid mixture