Definition of "paté" [pate]

• The human head, especially the top of the head: a bald pate. (noun)
• The mind or brain. (noun)

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• "Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal The Canard Saucisson, duck sausage with a layer of country pate, is served with red wine mustard."
• "Pork roll and pate is a pretty standard banh mi ($5), but their version also throws in this Vietnamese “salami” which they import from California."
• "I use it in pate choux all the time to get more impressive volume with a crisp texture."