Pate

Morpheme

Pate

Type

free base

Denotation

paste, dough, batter, clay, malleable substance

Etymology

French pâte; Middle French paste; Old French paste; Late Latin pasta; Ancient Greek pastá

Evidence

pate, paté, pates, patés

Notes

also spelled pâte
pate meaning “finely-ground paste” also spelled pâté

See Also

Past(e) [Paste, Past]

Homographs

Pate, Pate, Pate, Pate