Adobe vs. Adobo — What's the Difference?

Adobe ( (listen); Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðoβe]) is a building material made from earth and organic materials, adobe is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of earthen construction, or various architectural styles like Pueblo Revival or Territorial Revival.

Adobo or adobar (Spanish: marinade, sauce, or seasoning) is the immersion of cooked food in a stock (or sauce) composed variously of paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar to preserve and enhance its flavor. The Portuguese variant is known as Carne de vinha d'alhos.

A building material consisting of clay mixed with straw or dung, fashioned into sun-dried bricks or used as mortar or plaster.

A spicy sauce or marinade made with chili peppers, garlic, vinegar, and other ingredients, used in Spanish and Latin American cuisine.

A brick of this material.

A Philippine dish of marinated meat or seafood seasoned with garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, and spices.

The clay or soil used in making this material.

A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.

A structure built with adobe bricks.

A marinade.

An unburnt brick dried in the sun.

A Philippine dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice.

The earth from which such bricks are made.

A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice

A house made of adobe brick.

An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico.

Earth from which unburnt bricks are made.

Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in containing carbonates and other soluble minerals.

The clay from which adobe bricks are made

Sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates