GRILLE Meaning of GRILLE in English (also grill ) ■ noun a grating or screen of metal bars or wires.OriginC17: from Fr., from med. L., craticula , dimin. of cratis 'hurdle'; related to crate , grate 2 , and griddle . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004