Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grilled cheese

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: grilled cheese
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter.

Canadian usage; American usage; Countable

Example Sentences

"I'll have a grilled cheese and a bowl of tomato soup, please."
"—Do you like grilled cheese? —I love grilled cheese! Especially with bacon and tomato!"
"Third, when you go to lunch today, instead of ordering a steak, ask for a grilled cheese."
"A man of impeccable class, he also buys ready-made suits on sale and would as soon have grilled cheese and iced tea as coq au vin."
"We sat out among the sidewalk tables, and I had a grilled cheese with bacon."
"I passed on the healthy stuff and had a grilled cheese."

Etymology

The syntax around the term's usage supports the idea that it originated as an ellipsis of grilled cheese sandwich.

Usage

Inflected Forms

grilled cheeses (plural)

Synonyms

cheese toastie snackwich grilled cheese sandwich toasted cheese

Questions

What does grilled cheese mean?: A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter.
Where does grilled cheese come from?: The syntax around the term's usage supports the idea that it originated as an ellipsis of grilled cheese sandwich.

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