From root: adobo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inadobo
i-na-DO-bo
cooked as adobo
Present (Incomplete)
inaadobo
i-na-a-DO-bo
cooking as adobo
Future (Contemplated)
aadobohin
a-a-do-bo-HIN
will cook as adobo
Usage Note
Adobohin is used when specifying a particular ingredient to be prepared in the traditional adobo style, focusing on the meat or vegetable being marinated and simmered in vinegar and soy sauce. It is a common object-focus verb used in culinary contexts and daily meal planning.
Examples
" Adobohin natin ang baboy. "
Natural Translation
Let's cook the pork as adobo.
Literal Translation
Cook-as-adobo we the pork.
" Gusto niyang adobohin ang manok. "
Natural Translation
She wants to cook the chicken as adobo.
Literal Translation
Want she cook-as-adobo the chicken.
" Kapag wala kaming maisip na ulam, madalas naming adobohin ang manok dahil paborito iyon ng buong pamilya. "
Natural Translation
When we can't think of a dish, we often cook the chicken as adobo because that's the whole family's favorite.
Literal Translation
When none we can-think of dish, often by-us cook-as-adobo the chicken because favorite that of whole family.
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