pâté
common nounverb
Syllable Decomposition
pâtéfrom pâte. The meaning of this word gradually shifted from 'pastry containing meat' (today we use the term terrine in this sense) to 'charcuterie of minced, spiced, and cooked meat', by metonymy.
Definition
See also
patant (v.) patez (v.) patais (v.) patait (v.) pations (v.) patiez (v.) pataient (v.) patai (v.) pata (v.) patâmes (v.) patâtes (v.) patèrent (v.) paterai (v.) pateras (v.) patera (v.) paterons (v.) paterez (v.) pateront (v.) patasse (v.) patasses (v.)