gradooとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Uncertain.^[1]

名詞

gradoo (uncountable)

1. (US, colloquial) garbage; crud, gunk; mess; filth, dirt
   • 1951 May, Jinx Paterson, “LIFE Discovers”, in Tammy Howl‎^[2], volume 25, number 5, Gulf Park College for Women, page 16:

     I sped out the back door, and bumped into MEME FRENKEL, who was collecting the garbage, or as she put it, "gathering the gradoo."

   • 1957 September 25, “Western Society Recounts Adventures 'Midst Fog, Sleeping Bags, Mosquitoes”, in THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS‎^[3], volume 43, number 1, Agnes Scott College, page 3:

     Everything was wet, dirty, and full of gradoo.

   • 1960 August 11, P. D., “East Side”, in The Petal paper‎^[4], Petal, Miss., page 1:

     Were I to tell you that things have been in a mess since early July, I don’t think it would be an over statement. ... What with all the gradoo of late, I’ve not had time to give serious thought to my usual happy copy.

   • 1987, American Pigeon Journal, volume 76, page 42:

     And the individual nest areas pull out for each cleaning — I just scrape the "gradoo" into a waste barrel and that's it!

2. (US, colloquial, cooking) caramelized matter which sticks to a pan or pot after most of the cooked matter has been removed; a sauce made from this
   • (Can we date this quote?), “making gradoux”, in CAJUN CAROLINA:

     gradoux is the foundation of most of my dishes -- giving a rich, deep, and complex flavor to them.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Entrees”, in Kathryn's Steaks, Ridgeland, MS:

     Redfish Florentine ... Redfish fillet stuffed with our own green gradoo, baked golden brown and topped with Hollandaise sauce.

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