» See also adobo sauce. Adobo's the Spanish word for seasoning or marinade. The noun form's used to describe the actual marinade or seasoning mix, and the term used for a meat which has been marinated or seasoned with an adobo's referred to having been adobada. The word's the first-person singular present indicative form of adobar, a Spanish verb meaning "to marinate." General Adobo can be a general term referring to marinated dishes, such as chipotles en adobo, which are chipotle chili peppers… (More on Adobo)