pâté de foie gras
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pâté de foie gras
1820–30; < French: goose-liver pâté
Example Sentences
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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 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.
Why should pâté de foie gras and champagne-cup in the tent be so unequally distributed?
From Post-Prandial Philosophy by Allen, Grant
Dress on toast covered with pâté de foie gras.
From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary
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