parvenu (pȧr ve nü´), a person of low origin who has risen; upstart.

pas à pas (pä zȧ pä´), step by step.

passe (päs), worn out; out of style.

passe-partout (päs pȧr tōō´), a master key.

pasticcio (It.), (päs tēch´ chyō), patchwork.

pâté (pä-tā´).—A pasty.

pâté aux choux (pä-tā´ ō shoo´).—Cream-cake paste, which resembles a cabbage head when baked.

pâté de foie gras (pä-tā´ de fwä grä´), a pie made in Strasburg from the livers of geese.

pâté mollette (pä-tā´ mō-let´).—A Mecca cake.

pâtés (pä-tā´).—Pasties.