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tenderizer

Pronunciation: /ˌtɛndəˈɹaɪzə(ɹ)/

The English word “tenderizer” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

From tenderize + -er.

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