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Added 10 October 2026

griddle

/ˈɡɹɪdəl/ noun

Latin root: crāticulum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about griddle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

verb

To cook on a griddle.

Origin

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.

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