Princeton's WordNet

1. salamander(noun)

   any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

2. salamander(noun)

   reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

3. poker, stove poker, fire hook, salamander(noun)

   fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

Wiktionary

1. salamander(Noun)

   A long slender (usually) terrestrial amphibian, resembling a lizard and newt; taxonomic order Urodela

2. salamander(Noun)

   A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire, hence the elemental being of fire.

3. salamander(Noun)

   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. uE000163839uE001 Richard Daunton-Fear and Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, 1977, ISBN 0-7270-0187-6, page 41 (discussing 19th century cookery)

4. salamander(Noun)

   In a professional kitchen a small broiler, used primarily for browning.

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

5. salamander(Verb)

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

   19th C.: When cold, sprinkle the custard thickly with sugar and salamander it. uE000163840uE001 a 19th century cru00E8me bru00FBlu00E9e recipe quoted in Richard Daunton-Fear and Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, 1977, ISBN 0-7270-0187-6, page 41

Origin: From Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from σαλαμάνδρα, of origin.

Webster Dictionary

1. Salamander(noun)

   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

2. Salamander(noun)

   the pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States

3. Salamander(noun)

   a culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it

4. Salamander(noun)

   a large poker

5. Salamander(noun)

   solidified material in a furnace hearth

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. Salamander

   an elemental spirit conceived in the Middle Ages as an animal that lived in the fire as its proper element.

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