pâté chinois

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pâté chinois.

Noun

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pâté chinois

  1. (Quebec) A French-Canadian dish of layered ground beef, sweetcorn and mashed potatoes, similar to shepherd's pie.
    Synonym: Chinese pie


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Etymology

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From pâté +‎ chinois; being a sort of pie from China, Maine, USA; where French Canadian workers arrived to work textile mills in Maine, USA, and were served variations of shepherd's pie, bringing it home, and developing the French-Canadian dish from it. "China" being "Chine" in French; and "chinois" being French for "Chinese".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.te ʃi.nwa/ ~ /pɑ.te ʃi.nwa/
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Noun

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pâté chinois m (uncountable)

  1. pâté chinois (a Quebecois dish)
  2. (Quebec) shepherd's pie

Synonyms

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shepherd's pie