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charbroil

1 5.6

A grill that cooks food over high heat to give it a slightly charred, smoky taste

noun
/ˈtʃɑːrˌbrɔɪl/

: parrilla

The restaurant uses a charbroil method to enhance the taste of their steaks.

Examples

I have a standard Charbroil grill that I have modified with a pair of steel plates.
My new charbroil grill gives the burgers a deliciously charred flavor.
For the outdoor barbecue, we brought a portable charbroil to cook our food quickly.

Synonyms

broiler

vscharbroil

8 3.5

A part of an oven that cooks food with direct heat from above

uses open high heat to give slight charred flavor rather than only top heat

barbeque

vscharbroil

1 1.0

A device for cooking food over hot coals outdoors

allows indoor broiler use and other heat types, not only charcoal

griller

vscharbroil

1 2.4

A person who cooks food over direct heat on a grill

means an appliance that uses open high heat to add a slight char

barbecuer

vscharbroil

2.3

A metal grill used to cook food outdoors over an open flame

is usable indoors as a broiler as well, not only outdoors

griddler

vscharbroil

5.3

A flat heated plate used to cook sandwiches, pancakes, or meat

focuses on open high heat that chars rather than flat surface cooking

How Grilled

charbroil

1 5.6

to grill burger

1 1.9

Surface Forms

charbroil singular

charbroils plural

Morphology

charbroil = char + broil (transparent) = char + broil

Meaning is directly the combination of 'char' (to scorch) and 'broil' (to cook by direct heat), which yields the expected sense of cooking with charring.

Etymology

The word charbroil combines char ('to burn slightly') and broil ('to cook with high heat'). So a charbroil is a grill or broiler that gives food a smoky, slightly charred flavor.