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Word: salamander (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A (usually) terrestrial amphibian, resembling a lizard; taxonomic order Urodela
  • cooking A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
  • cooking In a professional kitchen a small broiler, used primarily for browning.
  • mythology A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire, hence the elemental being of fire.

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Verb:

  • To apply a salamander (flat iron utensil above) in a cooking process.

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