griddle

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English

Pancakes on a griddle
An electric griddle

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɪdəl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪdəl

Noun

griddle (plural griddles)

  1. A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.

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Verb

griddle (third-person singular simple present griddles, present participle griddling, simple past and past participle griddled)

  1. (transitive) To cook on a griddle.

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