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Etymology:A borrowing
from Spanish.Etymons:Spanishadobo,adobar, French adober.
< Spanishadobomarinade, marinated meat (especially
pork), pickle (c1400; earlier in senses ‘repair’, ‘recompense’ (12th
cent.), ‘adornment’ (13th cent.)) <adobarto marinate, to pickle, to prepare, to
dress (12th cent.), probably < Old Frenchadoberto prepare, to equip (seedubv.1).
In Philippine cookery: a spicy stew, typically consisting of pork,
poultry, or seafood cooked in a vinegar-based sauce, seasoned with garlic, soy
sauce, bay leaves, and peppercorns.
In the Philippines: a
street food that is like a pancake made by mixing anunhatched
incubated duck egg (bugok) with flour and water. Also; the egg itself,
boiled and served as snack.