pâte
Multiple Entries:pâte pate pâté
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pâte /pɑːt/
▶noun the paste of which porcelain is made.
– origin C19: Fr., lit. ‘paste’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pate /peɪt/
▶noun archaic or humorous a person's head.
– origin ME: of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pâté /ˈpateɪ/
▶noun a rich savoury paste made from finely minced or mashed meat, fish, or other ingredients.
– origin Fr., from OFr. paste ‘pie of seasoned meat’.
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