gravies

We have found lemma(root) word of gravies : gravy.

Definitions


[ˈɡreɪvi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sauce made by mixing the fat and juices exuded by meat during cooking with stock and other ingredients
(e.g: sit down and enjoy a roast, Yorkshire pudding, and vegetables, all served with a healthy helping of gravy)

- something pleasing, especially money or success, that is unearned or unexpected
(e.g: their current position is simply gravy for a team that has high potential and is not fielding its best roster)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce): perhaps from a misreading (as gravé) of Old French grané, probably from grain ‘spice’, from Latin granum ‘grain’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries