foie gras

noun

ˈfwä-ˈgrä 

: the fatted liver of an animal and especially of a goose usually served as a pâté

Examples of foie gras in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Made from the fatty liver of a duck or goose, most foie gras production faces accusations of force-feeding the animals. —Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025

For hors d'oeuvres, highlights include tuna carpaccio, French onion soup, steak tartare and the escargot and foie gras parfait that Starr loves. —Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025

Timeless French dishes like duck a l'orange and escargot made the menu, along with fine dining options like filet mignon topped with truffle and foie gras. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025

The sit-down was so named for the Japanese charcoal grill used in many courses, which included Japanese A5 Wagyu steak, edible floral arrangements of microgreens and crackling chicken-skin cones filled with foie gras and cloudberry jam. —Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, fat liver

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foie gras

• allantois
• baccarat
• chickasaw
• mackinaw
• overawe
• oversaw
• quebecois
• yojana
• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw