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