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Added 8 October 2026

pate

/peɪt/ noun

Latin root: patena Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned.
The top of the head.

Origin

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”).

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