gravy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.4 See also 1.5 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English greavie; probably from greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow < Old French. See greaves.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪvi

[edit] Noun

gravy (countable and uncountable; plural gravies)

1. (uncountable) A sauce made from the fat and juices that come out from meat as it is being cooked; (countable) a type of gravy.

   onion gravy

2. An unexpected piece of good fortune.

[edit] Synonyms

• (unexpected piece of good fortune): stroke of luck

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• gravy boat
• gravy train

[edit] See also

• sauce

[edit] References

• “gravy” in Webster’s New International Dictionary of the English Language, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.