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foie gras

noun
/ˌfwɑː ˈɡɹɑː/UK/ˌfwɑ ˈɡɹɑ/US

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French foie gras (literally “fat liver”).

  1. derived from foie gras — “fat liver”

Definitions

  1. The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.

    • Foies Gras are now sold in cans in every large grocery establishment in the United States.[…]Bake this paste, and then fill in with the foies gras.
    • Foies gras are supplied either by geese or ducks.
    • Many foies gras put up by French canneries aren’t really French at all.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA