How to Pronounce "broiler"

word

ˈbɹɔɪɫɝ

BROY-ler

bɹˈɔɪlɐ

BROY-luh

Definition

A broiler can mean a special oven or part of an oven used for cooking food quickly with high heat from above, or a young chicken raised for its meat.

American English

ˈbɹɔɪɫɝ

British English

bɹˈɔɪlɐ

BROY-ler

BROY-luh

Put the bread under the broiler to toast it quickly.

The restaurant has a special broiler for steaks.

A broiler chicken is often ready to eat in six weeks.

Be careful—the cheese melts and burns fast under the broiler.