griddle

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 grate, gridiron, and grill. Possibly related to hurdle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɪdəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪdəl

Noun

griddle (plural griddles)

  1. A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.
    • 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 380:
      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.
    • 1871, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, “chapter 5”, in Little Men: […], Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC:
      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.
    • 1894, Lance Rawson, “Australian enquiry book of household and general information”, in Cookery:
      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.

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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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