grill

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
  2. noun a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
  3. verb cook over a grill

Etymology

1655, from French gril, from Middle French gril, from Old French greïl, graïl (“gridiron”), from graïlle (“grate, grating”), from Latin crātīcula (“gridiron”), diminutive of crātis (“hurdle, wickerwork”), q.v. Related to griddle, hurdle.

In classic literature

Synonyms

grillroom

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