pâté de foie gras

American  

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

noun

plural

pâtés de foie gras

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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Etymology

Origin of pâté de foie gras

1820–30; < French: goose-liver pâté

Example Sentences

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

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

From A Royal Prisoner by Souvestre, Pierre

I have since read that the English truffle is considered very inferior to the French, which is used in making pâté de foie gras.

From Grain and Chaff from an English Manor by Savory, Arthur H.

‘Go,’ I said, ‘to your kitchen; I particularly want to see the pâté de foie gras.’

From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.