Meanings
noun
- QuebecA French-Canadian dish of layered ground beef, sweetcorn and mashed potatoes, similar to shepherd's pie.
The golden baked pâté chinois, a shepherd's pie, uses a recipe brought back to Quebec by miners working in China, Me.
1991 December 8, Nancy Lyon, “Quebec's Cuisine Has a New Flavor”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCSynonyms: Chinese pie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA French-Canadian dish of layered ground beef, sweetcorn and mashed potatoes, similar to shepherd's pie.
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Origin
- Frenchpâté chinois
- Englishpâté chinois
Borrowed from French pâté chinois.
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pâté chinois. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A2t%C3%A9%20chinois
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“pâté chinois.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A2t%C3%A9%20chinois. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pâté chinois,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A2t%C3%A9%20chinois.
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