gravy

/ˈɡɹeɪvi/noun

A rich sauce made from the juices and fat that meat or vegetables release while cooking.

Example sentence

“Would you like some gravy on your mashed potatoes?”

The slang senses are worth knowing: 'gravy' is easy extra benefit, a 'gravy train' is an effortless source of money, and 'everything else is gravy' means a bonus beyond what was needed.

food

Related words

spiceA dried part of a plant with a strong smell or taste, added to food for flavor.sauceA liquid or semi-liquid food served with a dish to add flavour or moisture.herbA leafy green plant, or its leaves, used to add flavor to cooking.riceThe small white or brown grains of a cereal plant, cooked and eaten as a staple food.garlicA plant in the onion family whose strong-smelling bulb is widely used to flavor food.pastaAn Italian food made from a wheat-and-water dough, sometimes with egg, shaped in many forms and usually boiled before serving.