tenderizer

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tenderizer

/ˌtɛndəˈɹaɪzə(ɹ)/

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noun tenderizers

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

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noun a form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking

Español	maza
日本語	肉たたき niku-tataki
Français	attendrisseur
Deutsch	Fleischhammer, Fleischklopfer
Italiano	batticarne
Русский	отбивной молоток otbivnoj molotok

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@misc{tenderizer_2026,
  title = {tenderizer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenderizer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}