English Explanatory Dictionary

tenderizer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any substance added to meat, especially papain, before cooking in order to make it more tender.
  2. Any tool used to tenderize meat before cooking.
  3. A form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking.
  4. A tool similar to a potato masher used for tenderizing
  5. A tool with nails or blades, that can be pressed on (not unlike a stapler) to puncture the meat.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɛndəˈɹaɪzə(ɹ)/ tĕn'də-rīʹzər

Word forms

tenderizer tenderizers

Etymology

From tenderize + -er.

Translations

Bulgarian: окрехкотител за месо
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