marinado
/maɾiˈnado/
The Spanish word for "marinated" is marinado.
marinado is an adjective used to describe food that has been infused with a sauce. If you want to specify the liquid used for marinating, place the preposition en (in) after the adjective, such as marinado en aceite (marinated in oil).
Meaning: infused with sauce (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, marinado must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Depending on the noun, you may use marinado, marinada, marinados or marinadas.
How do you pronounce it?
/maɾiˈnado/
Did you know?
- Spanish has a related term escabeche for a specific type of marinated food that involves a permanent vinegar-based preservation.
- The term marinado is often used interchangeably with curado when talking about seafood, though curado implies a chemical change through salt or acid.
- In certain Latin American culinary traditions, meat that is 'marinado' is often prepared in a 'salmuera', which is a brine rather than a thick sauce.
Examples in context
- Tomaré pescado marinado y marisco.I would like marinated fish and seafood.This sentence is useful for ordering marinated fish and seafood using marinado.Tatoeba #455798 by lukaszpp, translation #455797 by lukaszpp
- Carne adobadaMarinated meat
- Frutas maceradasMarinated fruits
- Pollo en adoboMarinated chicken
- Hoy preparé un delicioso pollo adobado para la cena.Today I made a delicious marinated chicken for dinner.
- El pollo marinado tiene mucho sabor.The marinated chicken is very flavorful.
- Me encanta el queso marinado con hierbas.I love the cheese marinated with herbs.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are preparing a salad for a dinner party.
- LucíaMateo, ¿tienes el queso marinado?Mateo, do you have the marinated cheese?
- MateoSí, Lucía, lo tengo en la nevera.Yes, Lucía, I have it in the fridge.
- LucíaPerfecto, lo usaremos para la ensalada.Perfect, we will use it for the salad.
- MateoMuy buena idea, sabe delicioso.Very good idea, it tastes delicious.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “marinated” translations and entries marinado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
