Definitions for pâtépɑˈteɪ, pæ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

patepeɪt(n.)

  1. the crown of the head.

    Category: Anatomy

  2. the head.

    Category: Anatomy

  3. the brain.

    Category: Anatomy

Origin of pate:

1275–1325; ME, of uncert. orig.

pâ•tépɑˈteɪ, pæ-(n.)(pl.)-tés.

  1. a paste of puréed or chopped meat, liver, game, etc., usu. served as an appetizer.

    Category: Cooking

Origin of pâté:

1695–1705; < F; see paste , -ee

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pate(noun)

    liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

  2. pate, poll, crown(noun)

    the top of the head

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pate(adj)

    see Patte

  2. Pate(noun)

    a pie. See Patty

  3. Pate(noun)

    a kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place

  4. Pate(noun)

    the head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head

  5. Pate(noun)

    the skin of a calf's head


Translations for pâté

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

pastry(noun)

flour paste used in making pies, tarts etc.

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