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foie gras

foie gras

17 9.9
A rich smooth spread made from the liver of a specially fattened goose or duck, served as a luxury
  • noun
  • /fwah grah/
translation icon : foie gras
  • It's topped with white Stilton cheese shipped from England, foie gras and truffles from France.
  • foie gras with truffles
  • sautéed foie gras
  • duck foie gras

That is traditional in France to eat foie gras.

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Examples

  • Another course, foie gras ravioli, was served two on a plate, about 1 inch each.

    Blog text (23)

  • Mike Kilkullen stood there, his arms full of packages from Fauchon, blocks of foie gras for the wedding party.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I guess I have to eat my foie gras all alone.

    Swimming Pool (2003)

  • I love foie gras, and this right here is the perfect bite.

  • The foie gras melted in your mouth.

    Simply Irresistible (1999)

  • The foie gras at Chasen's is more than adequate.

    Hitchcock (2012)

  • Eat your foie gras.

    Adam Resurrected (2008)

  • Jean-Paul interrupted to direct their waiter, "The matelote for me, the foie gras for Michel."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • At the gourmet restaurant, I savored a dish of foie gras paired with a rich reduction sauce.

  • The chef recommended the foie gras as the highlight of the menu, emphasizing its luxurious flavor.

Synonyms

duck pâté
vsfoie gras
1 8.4

A smooth spread made from duck liver, often served on bread

is made from specially fattened birds and often marinated in Cognac and truffles
pate de foie gras
vsfoie gras
9.9

A rich smooth paste people make from goose liver and eat on bread

is made from specially fattened geese or ducks, not only regular goose liver

How Rich

foie gras
17 9.9
liver
232 1.2

Surface Forms

foie gras singular
foie gras plural

Morphology

foie + gras

The term literally combines 'foie' (liver) + 'gras' (fat), so a learner who knows both constituents can transparently infer 'fat liver' and therefore a rich liver dish; in English it refers to that prepared pâté. The detailed culinary preparations are extra encyclopedic information but do not prevent basic compositional understanding.

Etymology

Foie gras comes from the French words foie and gras, which mean 'liver' and 'fat'. Farmers fed geese a lot so their livers became very large and rich, a 'fat liver' people treated as a special, luxury food, so foie gras today means that rich liver dish.