Etymology

foie gras

Today it means: The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking. Full definition →

French foie gras
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  1. French · borrowed fromfoie gras
  2. English todayfoie gras

Unadapted borrowing from French foie gras (literally “fat liver”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.