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To: EEGator

True eyeties say neither (“salsa” is the word used for most sauces in standard Italian, local dialects have a ton of other terms, including “ragu”). Never took time to find out why Italian Americans use the English word “gravy.”


56 posted on 03/17/2021 8:44:13 AM PDT by Clemenza
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To: Clemenza; EnquiringMind; firebrand; Prov1322; dp0622
Never took time to find out why Italian Americans use the English word “gravy.”


It's not settled science! Here's a researched discussion:

Sauce or Gravy? The Secret, Fervent Debate at the Heart of the Italian American Spaghetti Dinner

63 posted on 03/17/2021 9:03:50 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("One steps out with actresses, one doesn't marry them."—Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh)
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