chargrill

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transitive verb

char·​grill ˈchär-ˌgril 

variants or char-grill

chargrilled or char-grilled; chargrilling or char-grilling; chargrills or char-grills

: to cook (food) on a charcoal grill

… a petit filet mignon, aged 30 days and chargrilled, served with a wild mushroom sauce.

—Pamela Bieri, Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California), 20 Sept. 2013

… tables full of barbecued pork, char-grilled catfish, fried chicken, corn on the cob …

—Jon Bowermaster, New York Times Magazine, 2 Dec. 1990

This cozy Northport pub hand-shapes a half pound of Black Angus beef before chargrilling it to a smoky juiciness.

—Joan Reminick, Newsday (New York), 4 July 2013

chargrill

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noun

char·​grill ˈchär-ˌgril 

plural chargrills

: a charcoal grill

Meat is cooked on a chargrill so any fat drips away …

—Sarah Foy, Daily News (Plymouth, New Zealand), 22 Oct. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

Transitive Verb

1954, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1954, in the meaning defined above

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