Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red-eye gravy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: red-eye -gravy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin sauce found in Southern US cuisine, made from the drippings of pan-fried country ham mixed with black coffee.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some folks put a slice of ham and a ladle-full of red-eye gravy on them. Red-eye gravy comes from the juices of cooked ham boiled with coffee or water. Red-eye gravy gets its name from the red, greasy "eye" that forms on top[…]"
"In Louisiana, a variation of red-eye gravy is made with slow-cooked beef, and the coffee will, as likely as not, contain chicory. A Texan variant of Louisiana red-eye might be sweetened with honey instead[…]"
""However, I do enjoy the flavor of red-eye gravy made with ham drippings.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

red-eye gravies (plural) redeye gravy (alternative)

Questions

What does red-eye gravy mean?: A thin sauce found in Southern US cuisine, made from the drippings of pan-fried country ham mixed with black coffee.

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