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adobo in Tagalog

adobo

/əˈdoʊboʊ/

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/ʔaˈdobo/

adobo in Tagalog: adobo. In English, adobo means a Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.

Tagalog words for adobo

Philippine dish
adobo

English meaning of adobo

  1. noun A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
  2. noun A marinade.

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Questions about adobo in Tagalog

What is the meaning of adobo in Tagalog?
Adobo in Tagalog is adobo.
Ano ang adobo sa Tagalog?
Adobo: adobo.
What does adobo mean in English?
Adobo means a Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: adobo (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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