Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gavage

/ɡəˈvɑːʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: gav-age
IPA: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras

Uncountable

noun

A process of force-feeding cattle for veal

Uncountable

noun

Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach

Uncountable

verb

To stuff or glut with something

Example Sentences

"If the Panic of '08 had never happened, and the city kept gavaging itself on luxury, there would be plenty of other delis transformed into purple-colored dandy stores like this one."

Etymology

Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: gavage

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

gavages (present, singular) gavaging (participle, present) gavaged (participle, past) gavaged (past)

Derived Forms

gastrogavage microgavage postgavage pregavage

Synonyms

forced feeding

Rhymes With

stage garage homage rite de passage montage mirage triage arbitrage dressage assuage balayage badinage

Questions

How do you pronounce gavage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/.
What does gavage mean?: A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
Where does gavage come from?: It is traced to French.

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