griddle

noun
UK /ˈɡrɪd.əl/
US /ˈɡrɪd.əl/

A flat hot pan used for cooking pancakes and other food.

Mom heated the griddle to make pancakes for breakfast.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A flat metal plate used for cooking food over a fire or stove.

They cooked bacon on a cast-iron griddle over the campfire.

3. A miner's sieve used for washing gold from gravel.

The prospector shook the griddle to sift gold from the dirt.

4. To cook food on a griddle.

She griddled the sandwiches until they were golden brown.