foie gras
noun
ˈfwä-ˈgrä 
: the fatted liver of an animal and especially of a goose usually served as a pâté
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The new location will serve a few dishes not available at the Melrose location, such as chestnut foie gras, as well as caviar and chips, and will offer lunch service. 
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Then came actual foie gras, hígado in Castilian, seared with a creamy center and served on a local baguette over a jammy onion reduction and half-melted pieces of goat cheese. Todd Pitock, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 With Daniel Humm at the helm, Claridge’s Davies and Brook is serving London’s most extravagant Thanksgiving meal this year, with foie gras to start, followed by a choice of lobster tail, roasted turkey with Brussel sprouts, and potato mousseline. Sarah Turner, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 Modern French gastronomic offerings include sea trout, foie gras, lamb and Pointy Snout osetra caviar. Necee Regis, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Butter, mustard, foie gras, the perfect ratio of icing to cupcake. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 30 July 2022 Also from the Valley came creamy fresh foie gras ($30) with a gelée made with 2002 Château Suduiraut—which goes for $240 a bottle on the wine list. John Mariani, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Downstairs, there is Bar Pallino, for drinking natural wine and eating snacks: cheese, breadsticks and prosciutto, foie gras torchon. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 Foie gras production in France is expected to drop by up to 50% this year as the epidemic affects 80% of foie gras producers in the country. Xu Xiaofei, CNN, 7 May 2022 See More
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Then came actual foie gras, hígado in Castilian, seared with a creamy center and served on a local baguette over a jammy onion reduction and half-melted pieces of goat cheese. Todd Pitock, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 With Daniel Humm at the helm, Claridge’s Davies and Brook is serving London’s most extravagant Thanksgiving meal this year, with foie gras to start, followed by a choice of lobster tail, roasted turkey with Brussel sprouts, and potato mousseline. Sarah Turner, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 Modern French gastronomic offerings include sea trout, foie gras, lamb and Pointy Snout osetra caviar. Necee Regis, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Butter, mustard, foie gras, the perfect ratio of icing to cupcake. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 30 July 2022 Also from the Valley came creamy fresh foie gras ($30) with a gelée made with 2002 Château Suduiraut—which goes for $240 a bottle on the wine list. John Mariani, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Downstairs, there is Bar Pallino, for drinking natural wine and eating snacks: cheese, breadsticks and prosciutto, foie gras torchon. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 Foie gras production in France is expected to drop by up to 50% this year as the epidemic affects 80% of foie gras producers in the country. Xu Xiaofei, CNN, 7 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, literally, fat liver
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined above