griddle

[grid-l]

noun

1. a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.

2. any flat, heated surface, especially on the top of a stove, for cooking food.

   a quick breakfast from the luncheonette's griddle.

3. Upstate New York Older Use.,  a circular lid covering an opening on the cooking surface of a wood or coal-burning stove.

verb (used with object)

griddled, griddling 

1. to cook on a griddle.

   Griddle two eggs for me, will you?

griddle

/ ˈɡrɪdəl /

noun

1. Also called: girdle. a thick round iron plate with a half hoop handle over the top, for making scones, etc

2. any flat heated surface, esp on the top of a stove, for cooking food

verb

1. (tr) to cook (food) on a griddle

Word History and Origins

Origin of griddle¹

1175–1225; Middle English gridel, gredil < Old French gridil, gredil; grill ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of griddle¹

C13: from Old French gridil, from Late Latin crātīculum (unattested) fine wickerwork; see _grill ¹

Example Sentences

The Latin American griddle known as a budare that Sasha Correa’s father gave her, before she left Venezuela for Spain, kept her connected to her homeland, her family and her heritage.

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We ordered what I consider to be the perfect lunch: mussels poached in white wine and herbs, slices of crusty country loaf griddled in olive oil, and a plate of frites with aioli.

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It was pre-dawn and I was griddling English muffins because I had misread my notes and forgotten there was another rise.

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I got into English muffins because their griddled tops hid any number of sins.

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Although the queen does not provide the instruction, the pancakes are then cooked on a hot griddle.

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