Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pâté

/ˈpæt.eɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
pate
IPA
/ˈpæt.eɪ/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French pâté (“paste”). Doublet of pate (“cheese portion”) and patty.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

pâtés (plural) pate (alternative) paté (alternative)

Phrases

Gleneagles pâté pâté de foie gras petit pâté

Frequently Paired Words

pasta paste patty

Rhymes With

fête maté até paté raté saté platé creäte atë matë ratée

Questions

How do you pronounce pâté?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæt.eɪ/.
What does pâté mean?
A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.
Where does pâté come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French pâté (“paste”). Doublet of pate (“cheese portion”) and patty.

How to pronounce pâté

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