"gavage" meaning in English

See gavage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, /ɡæˈvɑːʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gavage.wav
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)
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  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 16 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 30 20 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 32 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 36 15 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 26 23 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 29 24 22
  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), gavagem [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-gavage-en-noun-H-J248T6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 16 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 30 20 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 32 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 36 15 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 26 23 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 29 24 22 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach': 2 3 95

Verb

IPA: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, /ɡæˈvɑːʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gavage.wav 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 16 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 30 20 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 32 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 36 15 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 26 23 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 29 24 22

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