grill
English
/ɡɹɪl/
noun
Definitions
- A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
- On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
- (UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
- (US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
- Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.
- A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.
- (colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.
- (colloquial) The front teeth regarded collectively.
- (internet slang)
Etymology
Borrowed from French gril derived from Old French greïl derived from Latin crātīcula (gridiron).
Origin
Latin
crātīcula
Gloss
gridiron
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- char English
- chargrill English
- grillable English
- grille English
- grilled English
- griller English
- grillery English
- grillmaster English
- grillroom English
- grillsteak English
- grillware English
- grillwork English
- master English
- nongrilled English
- pregrill English
- room English
- steak English
- ungrilled English
- work English
- crātīcula Latin
- Elektrogrill German
- Grill German
- grillen German
- grollen German
- griglia Italian
- grill Dutch, Flemish
- grillen Dutch, Flemish
- gril French
- grille French
- griller French
- grill Norwegian Bokmål
- grill Polish
- grill Norwegian Nynorsk
- greille Old French
- greïl Old French
- grella Galician
- gril Welsh
- grilio Welsh
- gril Turkish
- grollen Middle High German
- Grill Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- grillen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- grille Middle French
- 그릴 Korean
- chrille Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- chrèlle Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- gkrille Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- gkrèlle Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- grille Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- grèlle Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish