gravy
noun/ˈɡreɪvi/
/ˈɡreɪvi/
(plural gravies)
- [uncountable, countable] a brown sauce made by adding flour to the juices that come out of meat while it is cookingTopics Foodc1
- [uncountable] (North American English, informal) something, especially money, that is obtained when you do not expect it
- Anything on top of eight percent profit is just gravy for the industry.
Word OriginMiddle 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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