Adobate 2021 -

While "adobo" (a marinade or style of cooking) is a global culinary staple from Spanish and Filipino traditions, "adobate" is sometimes used incorrectly to describe the act of marinating.

| Error | Correction | |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | Confusing with "abrogate" | Abrogate = repeal a law. Adobate = admit. | | Confusing with "adulate" | Adulate = flatter excessively. | | Using as a noun directly | The noun is adobation , not "adobate." | | Pronouncing as "ado-BATE" | Correct stress: first syllable AD-oh-bayt . | adobate

The word appeared most frequently during the 16th and 17th centuries, a time when the English language was rapidly absorbing Latinate vocabulary, particularly in legal and theological contexts. While "adobo" (a marinade or style of cooking)