gravy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɾeve/ (Scotland)
- /ˈɡɹeɪvi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡɹæɪvi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /-vi/ (Scotland)
- (US) audio
- /-vɪ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈɡɹɛjvɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈɡɾeːvi/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
Etymology
From Middle English gravey, greavie, gravy; probably from greaves, graves (“the sediment of melted tallow”), or from Old French grave, a claimed misspelling of grané (“stew, spice”), from grain (“spice”). Sense of "pasta sauce" apparently seems to be from Italian dialect, especially Calabrian, differentiating tomato puree (salsa (“sauce”)) from cooked tomato sauce (sugo).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable, usually) A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked. ▸ A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy.
A roast dinner isn't complete without gravy.
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(Southern-US, countable, uncountable, usually) A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked. ▸ A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.
There are few foods more Southern than biscuits and gravy.
- (qualifier:chiefly Italian-American, uncountable, usually) Sauce used for pasta.
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(India, Singapore, uncountable, usually) Curry sauce.
With this the hostess poured two or three spoonfuls of the gravy of the curry on to the rice opposite to each person.
1879, The Sunday at Home, volume 26, page 342:Return flaked fish to curry gravy and bring to the boil.
2007, Geok Boi Lee, Classic Asian Noodles, Marshall Cavendish, →ISBN, page 158:Now it seems that Pa Senik was a little deaf. Awang noticed that his father-in-law sometimes poured the gravy of his curry on his rice and that sometimes he sucked it up.
1906, Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, "Pa Senik and his Son-in-Law Awang", Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, page 59-60This is strained with a piece of cloth or a strainer and the green liquid forms the gravy of the curry.
1992, Khammān Khonkhai, The Teachers of Mad Dog Swamp:
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(informal, uncountable, usually) Unearned gain; extra benefit.
The first thousand tickets and the concessions cover the venue and the band. The rest is gravy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gravies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gravy train · macaroni and gravy · Gravy SEAL · gravylike · country gravy · red-eye gravy · sausage gravy · the rest is gravy · good gravy · biscuits and gravy · red gravy · stew in one's own gravy · peyote gravy · gravy boat · baby gravy · bulldog gravy · white gravy · sawmill gravy · milk gravy · bull gravy · gravy-eyed · gravyless
Descendants
Hyponyms
bull gravy · white gravy · sausage gravy · milk gravy · red-eye gravy · sawmill gravy · bulldog gravy · country gravy · Wikipedia > List of gravies
Translations (105)
ka საწებელი (sauce) · vi nước chấm (sauce) · hy թանձրուկ (sauce) · eo viandosaŭco (sauce) · sl omaka (sauce) · nv béʼéltsʼééʼ (sauce) · ro zeamă (sauce) · nv biiʼooʼéél (sauce) · cs šťáva z masa (sauce) · fr jus de viande (sauce) · ki mũcũthi (sauce) · ar صَلْصَة (sauce) · fa یخنی (sauce) · la iūs (sauce) · fi paistinkastike (sauce) · ko 그레이비 (sauce) · bg зали́вка (sauce) · it sugo (sauce) · be со́ус (sauce) · fa گریوی (sauce) · el ζωμός (sauce) · de Soße (sauce) · mi whakaranu (sauce) · et lihakaste (sauce) · fr sauce de viande (sauce) · es grevi (sauce) · lv vira (sauce) · ru подли́вка (sauce) · bn শীরা (sauce) · es gravy (sauce) · es greve (sauce) · lo ນ້ຳແກງ (sauce) · sv sås (sauce) · mi whāranu (sauce) · ga súlach (sauce) · hu húslé (sauce) · my ဟင်းရည် (sauce) · id gravi (sauce) · de Bratensoße (sauce) · chr ᎤᎦᎹ (sauce) · it salsa (sauce) · sk šťava z mäsa (sauce) · da sovs (sauce) · th เกรวี (sauce) · nl jus (sauce) · hu szaft (sauce) · pl profit (unearned gain) · ms kuah (sauce) · cy saws (sauce) · fi kastike (sauce) · fr sauce brune (sauce) · fa سس (sauce) · cy grefi (sauce) · lo ນ້ຳຈິ້ມ (sauce) · lt padažas (sauce) · hu ölébe hullott pénz (unearned gain) · ja グレービー (sauce) · eu saltsa (sauce) · tr etsuyu (sauce) · uk підли́вка (sauce) · fi onnenpotku (unearned gain) · gl salsa (sauce) · bg сос (sauce) · la cremor (sauce) · ar مَرَقَة (sauce) · fr sauce au jus (sauce) · sq lëng mishi (sauce) · pl sos mięsny (sauce) · sk výpek (sauce) · pt molho (sauce) · mk сос (sauce) · nb sjy (sauce) · ru со́ус (sauce) · cs omáčka (sauce) · ja グレイビーソース (sauce) · fr profit (unearned gain) · mi wairaraua (sauce) · sk omáčka (sauce) · gl prebe (sauce) · fr bénéfice (unearned gain) · cmn 肉汁 (sauce) · ja 肉汁 (sauce) · gd sùgh feòla (sauce) · hu szósz (sauce) · cs výpek (sauce) · pl sos pieczeniowy (sauce) · uk со́ус (sauce) · mk прелив (sauce) · he רֹטֶב (sauce) · hu mártás (sauce) · mi wairenga (sauce) · ar مَرَق (sauce) · es salsa (sauce) · mt grejvi (sauce) · he רוטב (sauce) · mi wairanu (sauce) · km ទឹកជ្រលក់ (sauce) · et hõlptulu (unearned gain) · yue 肉汁 (sauce) · gd sùgh (sauce) · fa مرق (sauce) · eo viandosuko (sauce) · sv skysås (sauce) · nb saus (sauce) · be падлі́ўка (sauce)