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pâte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • batter verb To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
  • blob noun A soft, shapeless mass or drop of something.
  • dough noun A thick, soft mixture of flour and liquid used for baking bread, pastry, or similar foods.
  • paste noun A soft, moist, thick mixture, especially one used as an adhesive or made from crushed food.
  • pate noun The top of a person's head, especially when bald.

Senses

pâte is used for these senses in English:

  • blob A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
  • dough A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
  • pâté A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.

batter — full definition

  1. verb To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
  2. noun A liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk used in baking or to coat food before frying.
  3. noun In cricket or baseball, the player at bat.

blob — full definition

  1. noun A soft, shapeless mass or drop of something.
  2. verb To fall or spill in the form of a blob.

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