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GRAS

US/ɡɹæs/

GRAS is the acronym of generally recognized as safe.

Proper noun capitalized: Gras

Gras (plural Grases)

  1. A surname from French.

Forms of GRAS

pluralGrases

Origin of GRAS

Several etymologies: * Borrowed from French Gras, a nickname for a stout person, from gras (“fat”) * Borrowed from Catalan Gras, from gras (“fat, stout”) * Borrowed from German Gras, variant of the surname Grass

Phrases with GRAS

Questions about GRAS

What does GRAS mean?
GRAS means a surname from French.
What is GRAS the acronym of?
GRAS is the acronym of generally recognized as safe.
What part of speech is GRAS?
GRAS is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce GRAS?
GRAS is pronounced /ɡɹæs/ (US).

Words near GRAS in the dictionary

  1. graptolites
  2. graptolitic
  3. graptoloid
  4. graptomancy
  5. grapy
  6. GRAS
  7. GRASE
  8. Grasemann
  9. graser
  10. grasers
  11. Grases

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