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Pâté ( UK: / ˈpæteɪ / PAT-ay, US: / pɑːˈteɪ, pæˈ -/ pa (h)-TAY, French: [pɑte] ⓘ) is a forcemeat. Originally, the dish was cooked in a pastry case; in more recent times it is more usually cooked without pastry in a terrine.
PATE definition: 1. the top of a person's head 2. a thick, smooth, soft mixture made from meat, fish, or vegetables…. Learn more.
1. : head. A hat covered his bald pate. 2. : the crown of the head. combed his hair across his pate. 3. usually disparaging : brain. pated. ˈpā-təd.
Pâté (the food!) is sometimes served with bread or crackers. Although it’s like paste, some pates are considered a delicacy, like pâté de foie gras, the rich French dish made from goose liver, while other pates are made of different types of meat or even vegetarian ingredients.
Pate definition: the crown or top of the head.. See examples of PATE used in a sentence.
pâté. (pæteɪ , US pɑːteɪ ) Word forms: plural pâtés. variable noun. Pâté is a soft mixture of meat, fish, or vegetables with various flavourings, and is eaten cold. Use as a garnish for meat or poultry or pâté or cheese. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. English Quiz.
PÂTÉ definition: a soft food, usually made of meat or fish, that you spread on bread, etc: . Learn more.
Pate definition: . See examples of PATE used in a sentence.
1. a. A meat paste, such as pâté de foie gras. b. A similar paste made of seasoned vegetables. 2. A small pastry filled with meat or fish. [French, from Old French paste, paste, pâté; see paste1 .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Pate, in French cuisine, a filled pastry, analogous to the English pie. The term pate is also used, with modifiers, to denote two other distinct preparations: pate en terrine and pate en croute. Certain pates are traditionally associated in France with specific occasions.
