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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: gravé

gravy

 noun
     
Related topics: Food Dish
gra‧vy [uncountable]
1DFF a sauce made from the juice that comes from meat as it cooks, mixed with flour and water
2 informal American English something good that is more than you expected to get
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