salamander

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To apply a [[#Noun|salamander]] (flat iron utensil above) in a cooking process

19th C.: When cold, sprinkle the custard thickly with sugar and salamander it. — a 19th century crème brûlée recipe quoted in Richard Daunton-Fear and Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, 1977, ISBN 0-7270-0187-6, page 41.

A (usually) terrestrial amphibian, resembling a lizard; taxonomic order Urodela
A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top

1977: The salamander, a fairly long metal utensil with a flat rounded head, was left in the fire until red hot and then used to brown the top of a dish without further cooking. — Richard Daunton-Fear and Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, 1977, ISBN 0-7270-0187-6, page 41 (discussing 19th century cookery).

A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire, hence the elemental being of fire
In a professional kitchen a small broiler, used primarily for browning

The chef first put the steak under the salamander to sear the outside.

{n} a kind of lizard, a kitchen utensil
A large poker
A salamander is an animal that looks rather like a lizard, and that can live both on land and in water. Any member of about 400 species in 10 amphibian families (order Caudata), commonly found in fresh water and damp woodlands, principally in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Salamanders are generally nocturnal, short-bodied, 4-6 in. (10-15 cm) long, and brightly coloured. They have a tail, two pairs of limbs of roughly the same size, moist, smooth skin, teeth on the jaws and roof of the mouth, and, usually, internal fertilization. The largest species, the Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus), is 5 ft (1.5 m) long. Salamanders eat insects, worms, snails, and other small animals, including members of their own species. See also hellbender; newt
Solidified material in a furnace hearth
A large block of slag, fuel, and metal that solidifies in a furnace causing a blockage The term "salamander" is dervied from the ancient term for a dragon The salamanders often resembled the skull of some mythical monster
To apply a salamander (flat iron utensil above) in a cooking process
{i} (Zoology) tailed amphibian from the order Caudata found in warm temperate climates (resembles a small lizard)
Any of the nocturnal amphibians of the Order Caudata Represented in the BWCA by six species in four genera of three families, the Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus), Redback Salamander (Plethodon cinereus, a Lungless Salamander, Plethodontidæ), and four Mole Salamanders (Ambystomatidæ), the Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), Eastern Tiger (Ambystoma tigrinum), Blue Spotted (Ambystoma laterale), and Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
A (usually) terrestrial amphibian, resembling a lizard; taxonomic order Caudata
an entity that dwells in the realm of Fire
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc
A portable source of heat in a building under construction, customarily kerosene or oil-burning, used to temporarily heat an enclosure; often used around newly placed concrete to prevent freezing
A small broiler used to brown or gratin foods Top of glossary T
Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging to Salamandra, Amblystoma, Plethodon, and various allied genera, especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits
The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States
to brown it
Japanese giant salamander
Andrias japonicus; a large species of salamander native to Japan, growing up to a meter in length
alpine salamander
ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
arboreal salamander
yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands
climbing salamander
any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes
dusky salamander
common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or grayish-black
eastern red-backed salamander
common salamander of eastern North America
european fire salamander
a kind of European salamander
giant salamander
large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
limestone salamander
similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses
lungless salamander
mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
mole salamander
brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States
olympic salamander
small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States northwest
pacific giant salamander
large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
salamanders
plural of salamander
salamanders
salamandridae
shasta salamander
primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area
slender salamander
any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States
spotted salamander
A common salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) of North America, having a black and yellow body with two rows of yellow spots along the back
spotted salamander
European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
tiger salamander
A large terrestrial salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) found in most parts of North America and having distinctive light olive bars or spots
tiger salamander
widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches
web-toed salamander
any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces
western red-backed salamander
salamander of the Pacific coast of North America
salamander

    Hyphenation

    sal·a·man·der

    Turkish pronunciation

    sälımändır

    Pronunciation

    /ˌsaləˈmandər/ /ˌsæləˈmændɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'sa-l&-"man-d&r als ] (noun.) 14th century. From Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Greek σαλαμάνδρα. Originating from Persian سمندر (samandar): sām = fire, andarūn = within, as it was thought to be able to walk through fire.
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