pate

CEFRB1

/peɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A smooth spread made from finely chopped meat or other food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.

Examples

  • Miss Pate felt timid about making a speech before a hundred people.

  • He had a shiny, bald pate.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpæt.eɪ/
  • /pæˈteɪ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The head, particularly the top or crown.

  2. The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.

More examples

In context

  • For his vnhappynes ſhall come vpon his owne heade, ⁊ his wickednes ſhall fall vpon his owne pate.

  • The whole benighted, blooming crew, The Puddin'-thieves, the Usher too, Are being beaten black and blue With bottles on the pate.

  • I am reſolued, tis but a thee yeeres faſt: The minde ſhall banquet, though the body pine, Fat paunches haue leane pates: and daynty bits Make rich the ribbes, but banerout quite the wits.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The appetizer was a smooth chicken liver blank served on crispy toast.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English pate, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortened form of Old French patene or Medieval Latin patena, both from Latin patina (“pan, dish”). Alternatively, perhaps akin to Old Frisian pote (“skull”).