gravy
English
/ˈɡɹeɪvi/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
- (countable) A type of gravy.
- (uncountable) Sauce used for pasta.
- (uncountable) Curry sauce.
- (uncountable) Unearned gain.
- (uncountable) Extra benefit.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gravey derived from Old French grave (sandbank).
Origin
Old French
grave
Gloss
sandbank
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eyed English
- gravied English
- gravy-eyed English
- gravyless English
- gravylike English
- grava Latin
- gravier French
- グレービー Japanese
- gravey Middle English
- grave Old French
- gravele Old French
- gravé Old French
- grava Catalan, Valencian
- เกรวี Thai
- grefi Welsh
- grévîn Norman
- grave Middle French
- 그레이비 Korean
- kūrepe Marshallese