Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenderizer

/ˌtɛndəˈɹaɪzə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: ten-der-iz-er
IPA: /ˌtɛndəˈɹaɪzə(ɹ)/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Any tool used to tenderize meat before cooking.

noun

Any tool used to tenderize meat before cooking.

noun

Any tool used to tenderize meat before cooking.

Etymology

Etymology tree English tender Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English tenderize English -er English tenderizer From tenderize + -er.

Inflected Forms

tenderizers (plural)

Synonyms

tenderiser

Rhymes With

advisor caesar kaiser wiser visor riser appetizer geyser miser divisor incisor baptizer

Questions

How do you pronounce tenderizer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛndəˈɹaɪzə(ɹ)/.
What does tenderizer mean?: Any substance added to meat, especially papain, before cooking in order to make it more tender.
Where does tenderizer come from?: Etymology tree English tender Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English tenderize English -er English tenderizer From tenderize + -er.

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