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English

McGriddle

From Mc- + griddle, coined as a trademark, McGriddles, in 2002.

Formed from Mc- + griddle

Irish or Scottish Gaelic mac ‘son’

English Mc-

Latin crāticulum

Old French greil ‘grill’

Anglo-Norman gredil

Middle English gridil ‘an iron grate or grid’

English griddle

The story

From Mc- + griddle, coined as a trademark, McGriddles, in 2002.

Today it means

noun A type of breakfast sandwich sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's that typically consists of fried bacon, a scrambled egg flap, and American cheese served on two small griddlecakes made with maple flavoring.

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