pâté de foie gras

American  

[pah-tay duh fwah grah, pa-tay, pah-tay d^uh fwa grah] / pɑˈteɪ də ˌfwɑ ˈgrɑ, pæˈteɪ, pɑ teɪ də fwa ˈgrɑ /

noun

• pâtés de foie gras
  plural

1. foie gras

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pâté de foie gras British  

/ pɑte də fwa ɡrɑ /

noun

1. a smooth rich paste made from the liver of a specially fattened goose, considered a great delicacy

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pâtés de foie gras
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of pâté de foie gras

1820–30; < French: goose-liver pâté

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Example Sentences

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pâté de foie gras

He has thus provided himself with a meal from Fauchon, the Paris caterer: pâté de foie gras and Anatolian figs.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

Wasn't pâté de foie gras made from the livers of geese?

From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2013

"We'll come here every day, and bring him nougats and candied violets—" "And some pâté de foie gras, and brandied peaches, and dry Martini cocktails," concluded the Tyro.

From Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage by Raymond Moreau Crosby

And Kayser went on painting allegories, to digest his dinner, the pâté de foie gras washed down with kummel, of which he had just partaken at his niece's.

From His Excellency the Minister by Henri Roberts

If the old gentleman is gay, and he does not assert that he is not, the true reason lies in either the caviare or the pâté de foie gras, or in his crystal conscience.

From Mr. Prohack by Arnold Bennett

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