Foie Gras Definition
fwä grä
noun
The enlarged liver of a force-fed goose, or, sometimes, duck, often made into pâté de foie gras.
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Origin of Foie Gras
French foie liver (from Old French) (from Vulgar Latin ficatum) (alteration of Latin fīcātum liver of an animal fattened on figs) (from fīcus fig) gras fat, fatty (from Old French) (from Latin crassus thick, fat)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from French foie gras (literally “fatty liver”)
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