pâté de foie gras


pâ·té de foie gras

noun
\(ˌ)pä-ˌtā-də-ˌfwä-ˈgrä, (ˌ)pa-ˌtā-\
plural pâ·tés de foie gras\-ˌtā(z)-\

Definition of PÂTÉ DE FOIE GRAS

: a pâté of fat goose liver and usually truffles sometimes with added fat pork

Origin of PÂTÉ DE FOIE GRAS

French, literally, pâté of fat liver
First Known Use: 1827

Rhymes with PÂTÉ DE FOIE GRAS

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