au jus

/oʊ ʒu(s)/

prepositional phrase

Prepared or served in or with gravy made from its own juices.

“roast beef au jus”

Similar
juicy
OriginFrench au jus →
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. cookingPrepared or served in or with gravy made from its own juices.

    roast beef au jus

nounau jus (uncountable)
  1. proscribeduncountableJus: a gravy served in or with a meat dish and made from its juices.

    roast beef with au jus

    1 more example

    In supper clubs, a London broil often comes sliced and served on toasted bread with an au jus.

    2020, Megan Bannister, Iowa Supper Clubs, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 106

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveserved in its natural juices or gravy

Similar
juicy
Also see
juicyjus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchau jus“in the juice”
  2. Englishau jus

Unadapted borrowing from French au jus (“in the juice”).

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →
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APA

au jus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/au%20jus

MLA

“au jus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/au%20jus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “au jus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/au%20jus.

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