gavage
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gavage
- /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/
- /ɡæˈvɑːʒ/
Rhymes with -ɑːʒ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”).
noun
- A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
- A process of force-feeding cattle for veal
- Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach
verb gavages · gavaging · gavaged
- To stuff or glut with something 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.
Translations
Talk about this word "gavage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gavage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gavage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gavage "gavage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gavage.Cite this
@misc{gavage_2026,
title = {gavage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gavage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
