parrilla

grill

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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (culinary)

a. grill

Hice un trato con mi esposo. Yo me encargo de asar los filetes si él se encarga de limpiar la parrilla después.I made a deal with my husband. I'll take care of grilling the steaks as long as he takes care of cleaning the grill afterwards.

Asaremos los filetes en la parrilla.We'll cook the steaks on the grill.

b. broiler

Marine la carne y póngala en la parrilla.Marinate the meat and put it on the broiler.

2. (restaurant)

a. grillroom

Fuimos a comer a una parrilla del centro.We had lunch in a grillroom downtown.

3. (on radio or TV)

a. guide

La parrilla dice que pasarán la película a las 7 pm.The guide says the movie will be shown at 7 pm.

b. schedule

Podemos consultar la parrilla para ver qué podemos ver.We can look at the schedule to see what we can watch.

4. (on a car)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. roof rack

Pusimos las maletas más grandes en la parrilla del carro.We put the biggest suitcases on the car's roof rack.

5. (of a bicycle or motorcycle)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. carrier

El repartidor lleva los periódicos en la parrilla de su bici.The paperboy has the newspapers on his bike's carrier.

parrilla

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (utensilio)

a. grill

a la parrillagrilled

2. (restaurante)

a. grillroom, grill

3. (sports)

parrilla (de salida)(starting) grid

4. (baca)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. roof rack

parrilla

1 (Culin) grill

carne a la parrilla grilled meat

2 (Dep) (also parrilla de salida) [de coches] starting grid; [de caballos] starting stalls

3 (Automóviles) [de radiador] radiator grille; (Latinoamérica) (baca) roof rack

4 [de bicicleta] carrier

5 (restaurante) grillroom; steak restaurant

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Examples

Phrases

a la parrilla	grilled
bistec a la parrilla	grilled steak
asar a la parrilla	to grill
filete a la parrilla	grilled fillet
probar el salmón a la parrilla con papas fritas	try the grilled salmon with french fries
hacer a la parrilla	to grill
parrilla de salida	grid
sándwich de queso a la parrilla	grilled cheese sandwich
pollo a la parrilla	grilled chicken