noun
griddle
GRIH-duhl
noun
1
A flat metal surface used for cooking food like pancakes, eggs, or burgers.
"He flipped the pancakes on the hot griddle."
verb
1
To cook food on a griddle.
"She griddled the bacon until it was crisp."
How to Use Griddle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA flat hot plate for frying or cooking food, or to cook something that way.
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Word Forms
griddled past tense, griddles plural, griddles singular
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Etymology
From Old French greil, related to Latin crāticula — the same root that gives us "grill" and "grate."