Meaning of gravy in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɡreɪvi/

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  1. Noun

    gravy

    Etymology

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

    Definitions

    1. basically the juices that drip from cooking meats
  2. 2. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

    Examples

    • « the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line »

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