broiler

CEFRC2

/ˈbɹɔɪlə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A part of an oven that cooks food with strong heat.

  2. 02

    noun

    A chicken raised mainly for its meat.

Examples

  • I used the broiler to make an open-faced sandwich.

  • Immanuel's landlord promised to replace the broiler coil before winter.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A chicken raised for meat.

  2. A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.

  3. A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.

More examples

In context

  • You forgot to turn the broiler on.

  • What doth he but turn broiler, […] make new libels against the church?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The chef used the blank to quickly cook the chicken until golden brown.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From broil + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the chickens, + -er (patient suffix).