foie gras

[ fwah grah; French fwah grah ]

/ fwɑ ˈgrɑ; French fwɑ ˈgrɑ /

the liver of specially fattened geese or ducks, used as a table delicacy, especially in the form of a paste (pâté de foie gras).

Origin of foie gras

1810–20; < French: literally, fat liver

fogy, foh, foi, foia, foible, foie gras, foil, foilborne, foiled, foilsman, foin

He toys with a trinket, having finished his foie-gras and champagne.

The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. II. (of II) |Blanchard Jerrold
"It is too marvellous," said Aunt William, as she ate her foie-gras.

The Twelfth Hour |Ada Leverson
Chocolate cream to fill the gap between woodcock and foie-gras, for instance!

A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
He refused champagne, foie-gras sandwiches, and vanilla ices offered to him by the enthusiastic and indiscreet.

The New Gulliver and Other Stories |Barry Pain

Little savouries, foie-gras, or cheese fondus in paper cases are thus handed.

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 |Various

foie gras

/ (French fwa ɡrɑ) /