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grilled

grilled

1 1.0
Cooked over hot metal bars above a fire, like steak or vegetables
  • adjective
  • /ɡrɪld/
translation icon : a la parrilla
  • Can I start off with the char grilled black Angus burger?
  • grilled chicken
  • grilled food

Next thing we have grilled butter fish.

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Examples

  • Your grilled cheese is ready.

    The Bronze (2016)

  • So on the healthy side of the spectrum, I got a grilled chicken sandwich and apple fries.

  • Next thing we have grilled butter fish.

    Bretman Rock

  • I like a lot of grilled fish, grilled chicken, fried chicken.

    Harper's BAZAAR

  • This is their grilled pizza recipe.

    KenDBerryMD

  • I got the grilled sandwich and French fries.

  • The chef is preparing grilled ham and Swiss cheese on sourdough.

  • I got mashed potatoes, peas, a grilled lamb chop.

  • The chef is preparing grilled ham and Swiss cheese on sourdough.

  • I got the grilled sandwich and French fries.

Synonyms

barbecued
vsgrilled
3 1.4

Cooked outdoors on a grill with a smoky flavor

is made quickly over direct open heat without smoky flavor
broiled
vsgrilled
  • US
1 3.0

Cooked with heat from above, for example under a grill

is done over direct open heat from below rather than from above
cooked
vsgrilled
1 1.0

Food that is heated until ready to eat

is done specifically over direct open heat rather than any method
seared
vsgrilled
4.2

Cooked quickly at very high heat to make a brown crust, like on steak

is prepared fully by steady direct heat not only surface browning

Idioms

grilled to perfection
1 3.2

Cooked over high heat until it has the right taste and texture

Compounds

grilled cheese
  • US
34 1.0

A hot sandwich with melted cheese between toasted bread

grilled mackerel snapper
5.1

A mackerel snapper fish cooked on a grill and served as a meal

grilled wiener
  • US
2.3

A sausage cooked on a grill and put in a bun like a hot dog

How Grilled

burned
1.0
seared
4.2
grilled
1 1.0
raw
353 1.0

Surface Forms

grilled positive

Morphology

grilled = grill (transparent) = grill + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'grill' meaning 'cooked on a grill', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Grilled comes from the name of the metal frame used for cooking, the grill, which was a metal 'grid' put over a fire. So food that is 'grilled' is cooked directly on that hot metal and often gets dark marks from the heat.