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pate

[ peyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

pâté

[ pah-tey, pa‑; French pah-tey, pa‑ ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, plural pâ·tés [pah-, teyz, pa‑, pah-, tey],

French Cooking. a paste or spread made of puréed or finely chopped liver, meat, fish, game, etc., served as an hors d'oeuvre.
foie gras.

pâte

[ paht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pate

/ peɪt /

pâté

/ pɑte; ˈpæteɪ /

a spread of very finely minced liver, poultry, etc, served usually as an hors d'oeuvre
a savoury pie of meat or fish

Origin of pate¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, of uncertain origin

Origin of pate²

From French, dating back to 1695–1705; paste, -ee

Origin of pate³

First recorded in 1860–65; from French: literally, “dough, batter, paste”; paste

Origin of pate¹

C14: of unknown origin

Origin of pate²

from French: paste ¹

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