"gavage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, /ɡæˈvɑːʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gavage.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɑːʒ Etymology: Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gavage}} French gavage Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gavage (uncountable)
  1. A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras Tags: uncountable Translations (process of force-feeding a goose): gavage [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-gavage-en-noun-kEOCBkZi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 15 39 6 Disambiguation of 'process of force-feeding a goose': 56 32 12
  2. A process of force-feeding cattle for veal Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-gavage-en-noun-LSErsLxE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 15 39 6
  3. (medicine) Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach): gavage [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-gavage-en-noun-H-J248T6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 15 39 6 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach': 12 3 85

Verb

IPA: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, /ɡæˈvɑːʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gavage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gavages [present, singular, third-person], gavaging [participle, present], gavaged [participle, past], gavaged [past]
Rhymes: -ɑːʒ Etymology: Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gavage}} French gavage Head templates: {{en-verb}} gavage (third-person singular simple present gavages, present participle gavaging, simple past and past participle gavaged)
  1. To stuff or glut with something
    Sense id: en-gavage-en-verb-HoQoxtPm

Inflected forms

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