What is the Latin word for gravy?

The usual Latin words for “gravy” are iūs, embamma, liquāmen; also ineō, iūrulentus, lĭquāmĭnātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“gravy” in Latin

iūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of law embammaA sauce liquāmenliquid mixture; fish sauce ineōto enter, go into; to begin; to have sexual intercourse iūrulentuscontaining juice; stewed lĭquāmĭnātusfurnished with gravy, having gravy ApīciusA Roman cognomen — famously held by

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

gravy

*succus coctae carnis (after succus excocti lupini, Col.): jus (= either broth or sauce): embamma, atis (sauce to dip anything in): liquamen, inis (sauce, inasmuch as it is a liquid). To put some gravy in the dish, jus addere in cibum: done over with gravy, jurulentus: liquaminatus (Apicius, 8, 7).

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What is the Latin word for gravy?: The usual Latin words for “gravy” are iūs, embamma, liquāmen; also ineō, iūrulentus, lĭquāmĭnātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.