Masculine

gril

Meaning

  1. (masculine) grill (cooking implement made of metal rods)
  2. (historical, masculine) A heated metal grill used to torture by burning
  3. (broadly, masculine, phrasal) Torture, torment

Translations

Frequency

32k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡʁil/
Etymology

At least 1300s, from Middle French gril, from Old French greïl, graïl (“gridiron”), from graïlle (“grate, grating”), from Latin crātīcula (“grating”), diminutive of crātis (“hurdle, wickerwork”). Doublet of grille.

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