tenderizer

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/ˌtɛndəˈɹaɪzə(ɹ)/

noun

Any substance added to meat, especially papain, before cooking in order to make it more tender.

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tenderiser
OriginEnglish tenderize ← Middle English tender →
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Meanings

nountenderizer (plural tenderizers)

plural tenderizers

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender

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tenderiser
Broader
compoundchemical compound

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtender
  2. Englishtender
  3. Englishtenderize
  4. Englishtenderizer

From tenderize + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian чук за месо, окрехкотител за месо
  • чук за месо (čuk za meso)a form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
  • окрехкотител за месо (okrehkotitel za meso)any other instrument used for tenderizing meat
Catalan estovador
  • estovadora form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Czech palička na maso
  • palička na masoa form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Danish kødhammer
  • kødhammera form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Dutch vleeshamer
  • vleeshamera form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Finnish lihanuija
  • lihanuijaa form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
French attendrisseur
  • attendrisseura form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
German Fleischhammer, Fleischklopfer
  • Fleischhammera form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
  • Fleischklopfera form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Hungarian húsklopfoló
  • húsklopfolóa form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Italian batticarne
  • batticarnea form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Japanese 肉たたき
  • 肉たたき (niku-tataki)a form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Norwegian Bokmål kjøttklubbe, kjøtthammer
  • kjøttklubbea form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
  • kjøtthammera form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Polish tłuczek do mięsa, tłuczek
  • tłuczek do mięsaa form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
  • tłuczekany other instrument used for tenderizing meat
Russian отбивной молоток
  • отбивной молоток (otbivnoj molotok)a form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Spanish maza
  • mazaa form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking
Swedish köttklubba
  • köttklubbaa form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tenderizer

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Cite this entry
APA

tenderizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderizer

MLA

“tenderizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenderizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderizer.

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