Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
grater
Noun
/ˈɡreɪtər/
Definition
A kitchen tool used for shredding or grating food into finer pieces.
Examples
- She used a grater to shred the carrots for the salad.
- You can add freshly grated cheese on top of the pasta for extra flavor.
- In the recipe, it says to use a microplane grater for zesting the lemon.
Meaning
A grater is primarily used to prepare food by breaking it down into smaller parts, often used for cheese, vegetables, or zesting citrus fruits.
Synonyms
- shredder
- zester
- rasper
