Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gras

/ɡɹæs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: gras
IPA: /ɡɹæs/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

adj

Acronym of generally recognized as safe, a designation by the FDA that a chemical or substance added to food is considered safe by food industry experts.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Tara flour is a recent example, but the misuse of the GRAS standard — and the delay in FDA response — has been occurring for decades, critics say."
"Under GRAS, companies are expected, but not required, to notify the F.D.A. when they introduce a new chemical that experts they’ve hired deemed OK to use. As a result, the food industry is often vetting the safety of the ingredients in our food, not federal regulators."

Etymology

Several etymologies: * Borrowed from French Gras, a nickname for a stout person, from gras (“fat”) * Borrowed from Catalan Gras, from gras (“fat, stout”) * Borrowed from German Gras, variant of the surname Grass

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Gras

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɹæs/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Grases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

GRAE

Homonyms

grass

Rhymes With

class first-class pass gas ass middle-class mass glass grass bass brass das

Questions

How do you pronounce gras?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹæs/.
What does gras mean?: A surname from French.
Where does gras come from?: It is traced to French.

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