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

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Most Popular Still, some chefs are happy for a salad to contain an element of richness, like at Maison Sota in Paris, where chef Sota Atsumi serves mixed leaves and seasonal vegetables dressed with a rich foie gras sauce, to thrilling effect. Joel Hart, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026 And, potentially, another foursome of foie gras eclairs for dessert. The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Menu descriptions arrive as terse little trios—tuna, foie gras and shiso; cuttlefish, buckwheat and celtuce; turbot, lettuce and sake—but the cooking behind them is anything but abbreviated. Lela London, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Yet, his need to send the company out in grand fashion is hindered by stuffing his own script like a duck due to become foie gras. Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foie gras

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, fat liver

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foie gras was in 1818

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“Foie gras.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foie%20gras. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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