English Explanatory Dictionary

griddle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.
verb
  1. To cook on a griddle.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹɪdəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-griddle.wav

Word forms

griddle griddles griddling griddled

Etymology

From Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, variant of Old French greil, from Latin crāticulum, diminutive of crātis. Doublet of grill (“grid of wire”), from the same Old French and Latin sources, doublet of grate.

Related words

grid gridiron

Derived words

antigriddle griddle cake griddlecake griddler like a hen on a hot griddle McGriddle
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