gras·se·yé \|grasə|yā, -sē|ā\adjective Etymology: French, from past participle of grasseyer to use a uvular r, from Middle French, from gras fat of r: pronounced as a uvular fricative; broadly: pronounced as either a uvular fricative or trill • gras·seye·ment\|graˌsā|mäⁿ\noun-s