griddle/ˈɡɹɪdəl/EtymologyFrom Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, variant of Old French greil, from Latin crāticulum, diminutive of crātis. Doublet of grill (“grid of wire”), from the same Old French and Latin sources, doublet of grate.griddle means A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.nounA stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.“Such a clatter as the little spoon made, and such a beating as the batter got, it quite foamed, I assure you; and when Daisy poured some on to the griddle, it rose like magic into a puffy flapjack that made Demi's mouth water.”verbTo cook on a griddle.