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foie_gras

foie gras

English

A dish of foie gras at a restaurant in Singapore.

Noun

foie gras (uncountable)

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

Translations


French

A serving of foie gras (on the left) as an appetizer in a restaurant in Avignon, France

Etymology

Literally “fat liver”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fwa ɡʁɑ/

Noun

foie gras m (plural foies gras)

  1. foie gras (fattened liver of geese or ducks)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from French foie gras (literally fat liver).

Noun

foie gras m (uncountable)

  1. foie gras (fattened liver of geese or ducks)