pate

/peit/

Thân thiện

A chef spreads pate on a slice of toasted bread.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The top of the head: The crown or upper part of the human head.
   • A spread or paste: A finely minced or ground mixture, typically seasoned, made from liver, meat, or fowl.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Top of the head):

  • The sun felt warm on his bald pate.
  • She wore a hat to protect her pate from the rain.

• Noun (Food spread):

  • For the appetizer, they served a delicious duck liver pate with crackers.
  • The chef prepared a chicken pate seasoned with herbs and brandy.

Advanced Usage

• "Bald pate": A humorous or descriptive term for a bald head.
  • The old man with the shiny bald pate was a familiar figure in the park.

Variants and Related Words

• Pâté: (noun) The French spelling, often used to refer specifically to the gourmet food item, especially one made from liver (e.g., ).
  • The menu featured a truffle-infused pâté.

Synonyms

• For "top of the head": Crown, scalp.
• For "food spread": Paste, terrine, spread.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Use your pate": An informal, somewhat old-fashioned phrase meaning "use your head" or "think."
  • Come on, use your pate and figure it out!

Học thuật

Noun

1. the top of the head
2. liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

Từ đồng nghĩa

• poll
• crown