English-Thai Dictionary

gravy

N น้ำ เกร วี่ สำหรับ ราด อาหาร  nam-ken-we-sam-rab-rad-ar-han

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRAVY

n.The fat and other liquid matter that drips from flesh in roasting, or when roasted or baked, or a mixture of that juice with flour.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRAVY

Gra "vy, n; pl. Gravies. Etym: [OE. greavie; prob. fr. greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow. See Greaves. ]

 

1. The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up.

 

2. Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gravy

gra vy |ˈgrāvē ˈɡreɪvi | ▶noun ( pl. gravies ) 1 the fat and juices exuding from meat during cooking. • a sauce made from these juices together with stock and other ingredients. 2 informal unearned or unexpected money. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce ): perhaps from a misreading (as gravé ) of Old French grané, probably from grain ‘spice, ’ from Latin granum ‘grain. ’

 

gravy boat

gra vy boat |ˈɡreɪvi ˌboʊt | ▶noun a boat-shaped vessel used for serving gravy or sauce; sauceboat.

 

gravy train

gra vy train |ˈɡreɪvi ˌtreɪn | ▶noun informal used to refer to a situation in which someone can make a lot of money for very little effort: come to Hollywood and get on the gravy train.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gravy

gravy |ˈgreɪvi | ▶noun ( pl. gravies ) [ mass noun ] 1 a sauce made by mixing the fat and juices exuded by meat during cooking with stock and other ingredients. • the fat and juices exuding from meat during cooking. 2 informal, chiefly N. Amer. unearned or unexpected money. PHRASES gravy train informal used to refer to a situation in which someone can make a lot of money for very little effort: come to Hollywood and get on to the gravy train. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce ): perhaps from a misreading (as gravé ) of Old French grané, probably from grain ‘spice ’, from Latin granum ‘grain ’.

 

gravy boat

gravy boat ▶noun a long, narrow jug used for serving gravy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gravy

gra vy /ɡréɪvi /名詞 複 -vies U 〖種類では 可算 〗1 肉汁 ; グレイビーソース 〘肉汁で作るソース 〙.2 ｟主に米俗 ｠思いがけず転がり込んだ金 [利益 ], あぶく銭 .～́ b ò at (舟形の )グレイビーソース入れ .～́ tr à in ｟くだけて 時に報道で ｠〖通例the ～〗もうけ話, 利権職 ▸ ride [jump ] (on ) the gravy train もうけ話にありつく