/aˈðuβo̝/
OrixeFrom adubar, from Old French adouber (“to equip; to adorn”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dub- (“to fit”). Cognate with Portuguese adubo and Spanish adobo.
- archaic, masculineornament, adornment
- archaic, masculinepreparation
- masculineseasoning (including fat); marinade
“et buscarom os adobes das carnes et dos pescados que comyam, et fazer mãjares de moytas maneyras et de moytos sabores” — and they searched for the seasonings of the meats and fishes that they ate, and for preparing dishes in many ways and of many tastes
“non pode querer ó noso Rey que lle paguemos un carto polo neto do viño, que non podemos vender á ochavo. Os probes non comemos mais ca un pouco de pan, ou bróa ruin, e unhas berzas sin adubo. Si nos q” — our King can't pretend that we pay a quarter by each pint of wine [we consume], when we can't even sell it for half a quarter. We the poor people eat but a little of bread, or bad black bread, and som
- masculinefertilizer, manure
Formasadubos(plural) · adobo(alternative)