:See also adobo sauce. Adobo is the Spanish word for seasoning or marinade. The noun form is 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 is referred to having been adobada. The word is 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 peppe… (More on Adobo)