pâté
noun/ˈpæt.eɪ/ · /pæˈteɪ/
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from French pâté (“paste”). Doublet of pate (“cheese portion”) and patty.
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A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.
- Two waiters brought in kipper pâté and thin toast.2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 152:
- Derived terms
- Gleneagles pâté, pâté de foie gras, petit pâté