Phrase guide

grilled cheese

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, countable, usually

Examples

  • 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!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sandwich

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: grillattu juustovoileipä — toasted cheese sandwich
  • French: toast au fromage — toasted cheese sandwich
  • German: gegrilltes Käsesandwich — toasted cheese sandwich
  • Hebrew: טוסט (tost) — toasted cheese sandwich
  • Hebrew: טוסט גבינה (tost gviná) — toasted cheese sandwich
  • Polish: tost — toasted cheese sandwich
  • Spanish: emparedado de queso fundido — toasted cheese sandwich
  • Turkish: tost — toasted cheese sandwich
  • Yiddish: געבראָטענע קעז־שניטקע (gebrotene kez-shnitke) — toasted cheese sandwich
  • Yiddish: געפּרעגלטע קעז־שניטקע (gepreglte kez-shnitke) — toasted cheese sandwich