Spanish Conversation · Level 136
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Spanish word
ablandador
Pronunciation
IPA/aβlandaˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounmeat tenderizer
Example
Golpea la carne con el ablandador antes de cocinarla.
Pound the meat with the meat tenderizer before cooking it.
More examples
Para filetes más tiernos, usa el ablandador antes de sazonar.
For more tender steaks, use the meat tenderizer before seasoning.
Core concept
Small kitchen hammer with a flat or toothed head for flattening steaks.
Common phrases
usar el ablandador
use the meat tenderizer
golpear la carne con el ablandador
pound the meat with the meat tenderizer
un ablandador de mano
a handheld meat tenderizer
Similar words
martillo: Delivers blunt blows with a heavy metal or wooden head to drive nails or shape objects.
machacador: Crushes food by pressing or smashing to break ingredients into smaller pieces for cooking.
Definition in Spanish
Instrumento de cocina, normalmente de madera o metal, que se usa para golpear la carne y dejarla más tierna.
Word origin
Formed from ablandar "to soften" and the suffix -ador, meaning a device that softens meat by pounding it.
Usage tips
- In other contexts ablandador can mean a general softener (for example water softeners), so adding de carne avoids ambiguity.
Other meanings
- meat malletnoun
- meat poundernoun
Opposites
- endurecedorhardenernoun
- endurecimientohardeningnoun
Related words
- ablandartenderizeverb
- ablandamientotenderizationnoun
- ablandantesoftenernoun