different between gravy vs gravyless
gravy
English
Etymology
From Middle English gravey, greavie, gravy; probably from greaves, graves (“the sediment of melted tallow”), from Old French grave, apparently a misspelling of grané (“stew, spice”), from grain (“spice”). See also greaves.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???e?vi/
- Rhymes: -e?vi
Noun
gravy (usually uncountable, plural gravies)
- (countable, uncountable) A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
- (Britain, Canada) A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy.
- (Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce
- (Britain, Canada) A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy.
- (uncountable, Italian-American) Sauce used for pasta.
- (uncountable, India, Singapore) Curry sauce.
- 1879, The Sunday at Home, Volume 26, page 342:
- With this the hostess poured two or three spoonfuls of the gravy of the curry on to the rice opposite to each person.
- 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 59-60:
- 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.
- 1992, Khamm?n Khonkhai, The Teachers of Mad Dog Swamp
- This is strained with a piece of cloth or a strainer and the green liquid forms the gravy of the curry.
- 2007, Geok Boi Lee, Classic Asian Noodles, Marshall Cavendish ?ISBN, page 158
- Return flaked fish to curry gravy and bring to the boil.
- 1879, The Sunday at Home, Volume 26, page 342:
- (uncountable, informal) Unearned gain.
- (uncountable, informal) Extra benefit.
- The first thousand tickets and the concessions cover the venue and the band. The rest is gravy.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:gravy.
Derived terms
- good gravy
- gravy boat
- gravy train
Descendants
- ? Welsh: grefi
Translations
See also
- sauce
- brown sauce
References
- gravy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Middle English
Noun
gravy
- Alternative form of gravey
Spanish
Noun
gravy m (uncountable)
- gravy
gravy From the web:
- what gravy goes with ham
- what gravy goes with pork loin
- what gravy goes with ham and mashed potatoes
- what gravy does kfc use
- what gravy goes with pork chops
- what gravy goes good with ham
- what gravy with ham
- what gravy goes with prime rib
gravyless
English
Etymology
gravy +? -less
Adjective
gravyless (not comparable)
- Without gravy.
- The roast dinner was gravyless and dry.
gravyless From the web:
- what makes gravy less salty
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