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pâté

/ˈpæt.eɪ/
/pæˈteɪ/

Rhymes with -æteɪ, Rhymes: -eɪ

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Unadapted borrowing from French pâté (“paste”). Doublet of pate (“cheese portion”) and patty.

noun pâtés · pate · paté

countable, uncountable A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol. Two waiters brought in kipper pâté and thin toast.

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noun finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables

Español	paté, pasta de carne
한국어	파테 pate
日本語	パテ pate
中文	肉醬 /肉酱 ròujiàng
Português	patê
Français	pâté
Deutsch	Pastete, Paste, Streichwurst, Aufstrich
Italiano	pâté
Ελληνικά	πατέ paté
Română	pate
Русский	паште́т paštét
Tiếng Việt	pa tê
العربية	بَاتِيه bātēh, بَاتِه bātih
עברית	פָּטֶה paté

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MLA

"pâté." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/p%C3%A2t%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pâté. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/p%C3%A2t%C3%A9

Chicago

"pâté." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/p%C3%A2t%C3%A9.

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@misc{pa_te_2026,
  title = {pâté},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/p%C3%A2t%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}