"grilled cheese" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: grilled cheeses [plural]
Etymology: The syntax around the term's usage supports the idea that it originated as an ellipsis of grilled cheese sandwich. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|grilled cheese sandwich|nocap=1}} ellipsis of grilled cheese sandwich Head templates: {{en-noun|head=grilled cheese}} grilled cheese (plural grilled cheeses)
  1. (Canada, US, usually countable) A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter. Wikipedia link: grilled cheese Tags: Canada, US, countable, usually Categories (topical): Sandwiches Synonyms (grilled cheese sandwich): cheese toastie, snackwich, grilled cheese sandwich, toasted cheese Related terms: tomato soup Translations (toasted cheese sandwich): grillattu juustovoileipä (Finnish), toast au fromage [masculine] (French), טוסט (tost) [masculine] (Hebrew), טוסט גבינה (tost gviná) [masculine] (Hebrew), tost [masculine] (Polish), emparedado de queso fundido [masculine] (Spanish), tost (Turkish), געבראָטענע קעז־שניטקע (gebrotene kez-shnitke) [feminine] (Yiddish), געפּרעגלטע קעז־שניטקע (gepreglte kez-shnitke) [feminine] (Yiddish)

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