griddle

American  

[grid-l] / ˈgrɪd l /

noun

1. a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.

2. any flat, heated surface, especially on the top of a stove, for cooking food.

   a quick breakfast from the luncheonette's griddle.

3. Upstate New York Older Use. a circular lid covering an opening on the cooking surface of a wood or coal-burning stove.

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verb (used with object)

griddled, griddling

1. to cook on a griddle.

   Griddle two eggs for me, will you?

griddle British  

/ ˈɡrɪdəl /

noun

1. Also called: girdle.  a thick round iron plate with a half hoop handle over the top, for making scones, etc

2. any flat heated surface, esp on the top of a stove, for cooking food

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verb

1. (tr) to cook (food) on a griddle

Etymology

Origin of griddle

1175–1225; Middle English gridel, gredil < Old French gridil, gredil; grill ¹

Example Sentences

The Latin American griddle known as a budare that Sasha Correa’s father gave her, before she left Venezuela for Spain, kept her connected to her homeland, her family and her heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Although the queen does not provide the instruction, the pancakes are then cooked on a hot griddle.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

Making this one-pan dish sure beats standing over the stove, cooking slice after slice of French toast or ladling pancake batter onto the griddle.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

Prepare bread in batches according to how many slices your skillet or griddle can hold at one time by dipping each slice of bread into eggnog mixture.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2023

The cook puts something on the griddle and it hisses.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson