gavage

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, /ɡæˈvɑːʒ/ Rhymes: -ɑːʒ === Noun === gavage (uncountable) A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras A process of force-feeding cattle for veal (medicine) Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === gavage (third-person singular simple present gavages, present participle gavaging, simple past and past participle gavaged) To stuff or glut with something == French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === gavage m (plural gavages) gavage (all senses) === Further reading === “gavage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012