gavage

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ɡəˈvɑːʒ/
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/ɡəˈvɑːʒ/ · /ɡæˈvɑːʒ/

Definition of gavage

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
  2. (uncountable)A process of force-feeding cattle for veal
  3. (uncountable)Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach

verb

  1. To stuff or glut with something
    “If the Panic of '08 had never happened, and the city kept gavaging itself on luxury, there would be plenty of other delis transformed into purple-colored dandy stores like this one.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”).

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