grilled cheese
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grilled cheese
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noun grilled cheeses
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A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter.
I'll have a grilled cheese and a bowl of tomato soup, please.
Similar: cheese toastie, snackwich, grilled cheese sandwich, toasted cheese
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noun toasted cheese sandwich
| Español | emparedado de queso fundido |
|---|---|
| Français | toast au fromage |
| Deutsch | gegrilltes Käsesandwich |
| עברית | טוסט tost, טוסט גבינה tost gviná |
Talk about this word "grilled cheese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grilled%20cheese. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. grilled cheese. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grilled%20cheese "grilled cheese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grilled%20cheese.Cite this
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title = {grilled cheese},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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