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

Etymology

Origin of pâté de foie gras

1820–30; < French: goose-liver pâté

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

They had no pâté de foie gras, it is true, but the simple fare was of the best quality, as Tozer had boasted.

From Phoebe, Junior by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

We have slowly evolved a tongue and palate on the one hand, and French cooks and pâté de foie gras on the other.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen

"I left the pâté de foie gras in the pantry with ice round it."

From A Royal Prisoner by Pierre Souvestre