Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foie gras

/ˌfwɑ ˈɡɹɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: foie -gras
IPA: /ˌfwɑ ˈɡɹɑ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Foies Gras are now sold in cans in every large grocery establishment in the United States.[…]Bake this paste, and then fill in with the foies gras."
"Foies gras are supplied either by geese or ducks."
"Many foies gras put up by French canneries aren’t really French at all."
"Fresh duck foies gras are so highly prized in the southwest of France[…]"
"For its meat entry, the French team presented a rib steak with barbecued grilled foie gras; fillet of beef with tiny garden vegetables; a three-dimensional angular creation of oxtail and caramelized celery; braised beef cheeks with carrot topiary and a miniature shrub of leeks."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French foie gras (literally “fat liver”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfwɑ ˈɡɹɑ/
British English: /ˌfwɑː ˈɡɹɑː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

foies gras (plural)

Derived Forms

foie

Phrases

faux gras pâté de foie gras fatty liver

Frequently Paired Words

pâté de foie gras fatty liver

Synonyms

foie pate de foie gras

Questions

How do you pronounce foie gras?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfwɑ ˈɡɹɑ/.
What does foie gras mean?: The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.
Where does foie gras come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French foie gras (literally “fat liver”).

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