# griddle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹɪdəl/ · frequency rank #51,736

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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