griddle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɹɪdəl/
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.
Meanings
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A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.
Some people when making scones do not trouble to light the oven but use the frying pan: of course if you have a griddle it is better than oven or pan, but very few people possess this useful utensil.
1894, Lance Rawson, “Australian enquiry book of household and general information”, in Cookery:Such a clatter as the little spoon made, and such a beating as the batter got, it quite foamed, I assure you; and when Daisy poured some on to the griddle, it rose like magic into a puffy flapjack that made Demi's mouth water.
1871, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, “chapter 5”, in Little Men: […], Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC:A nice half griddle of whole-meal bread and a print of fresh butter were now produced, and Molly helped the mistress with her own hands.
1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 380:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| griddles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
like a hen on a hot griddle · griddle cake · griddler · griddlecake · McGriddle · antigriddle
Relateds
Translations (29)
enm gridil (flat plate for cooking) · ga grideall (flat plate for cooking) · lv cepešpanna (flat plate for cooking) · de Kuchenblech (flat plate for cooking) · cmn 餅鐺 /饼铛 (flat plate for cooking) · mi pāraharaha (flat plate for cooking) · cs plotýnka (flat plate for cooking) · bg готварска плоча (flat plate for cooking) · nb takke (flat plate for cooking) · nl bakplaat (flat plate for cooking) · fa بریجن (flat plate for cooking) · ja 鉄板 (flat plate for cooking) · nv tsétʼees (flat plate for cooking) · es plancha culinaria (flat plate for cooking) · nn takka (flat plate for cooking) · cs lívanečník (flat plate for cooking) · es comal (flat plate for cooking) · ht platin (flat plate for cooking) · de Backblech (flat plate for cooking) · es budare (flat plate for cooking) · nv bikááʼatʼeesí (flat plate for cooking) · fi paistolaatta (flat plate for cooking) · cs plech na pečení (flat plate for cooking) · cs plotna (flat plate for cooking) · cmn 鉄板 (flat plate for cooking) · ru про́тивень (flat plate for cooking) · pt chapa (flat plate for cooking) · cmn 烤盤 /烤盘 (flat plate for cooking) · cmn 扒爐 /扒炉 (flat plate for cooking)