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paté

paté is the alternative form of pâté.

paté is the alternative form of patté.

Meaning of pâté

Noun

pâté (countable and uncountable, plural pâtés)

  1. A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.
    • Two waiters brought in kipper pâté and thin toast.2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 152

Meaning of patté

Adjective

patté (not comparable)

  1. Narrow at the inner end, and very broad at the other end, or having its arms of that shape
    Synonyms:
    formée

Forms of paté

pluralpatés

Questions about paté

What is paté the alternative form of?
Paté is the alternative form of pâté.

Words near paté in the dictionary

  1. patzerish
  2. patzers
  3. Patzinak
  4. Patzinaks
  5. Patzold
  6. paté
  7. patée
  8. patés
  9. pau
  10. pau d'arco
  11. pau hana

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