foie gras
foie gras · foies gras
фуа-гра
фуа-гра
Stopfleber, Foie gras, Gänsestopfleber, Entenstopfleber
The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cookingThe fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.
UK/ˌfwɑː ˈɡɹɑː/US/ˌfwɑ ˈɡɹɑ/
» Let's have foie gras to start.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.
Stopfleber, Foie gras, Gänsestopfleber
фуа̀-гра́fuà-grá
фуа̀-гра́fuà-hrá
More definitions
- a pate made from goose liver (marinated in Cognac) and truffles
Examples
2 sentencesLet's have foie gras to start.
I can't wait to share Tom's foie gras with you!
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
fattened liver of geese or ducks:
Русский
By meaning 1
fattened liver of geese or ducks:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fattened liver of geese or ducks:
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French foie gras (literally “fat liver”).Unadapted borrowing from French foie gras (literally “fat liver”).
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Forms
plural: foies gras| Singular | foie gras |
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| Plural | foies gras |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsfoie
Close in meaning
- a pate made from goose liver (marinated in Cognac) and truffles:pate de foie gras
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedfatty liver
Derivedfaux gras
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable