gâteau

[ ga-toh, gah-; French gah-toh ]

noun,plural gâ·teaux

[ga-toh-tohz, gah-; French gah-toh]. /gæˈtoʊˈtoʊz, gɑ-; French gɑˈtoʊ/. French Cooking.

a cake, especially a very light sponge cake with a rich icing or filling.

Origin of gâteau

1835–45; <French; Old French gastel (compare Middle English wastel<Old North French ) <Frankish *wastil, perhaps akin to Old English, Old Saxon wist food, nourishment

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How to use gâteau in a sentence

She had had gateau and cherries in a convent-garden once, and had swung among apple-blossoms in an orchard belonging to one.
Heriot's Choice | Rosa Nouchette Carey
Do you know this most exquisite cake of yours much resembles a gateau aux truffes?
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 3 | Various
A gateau is also made of pig's liver; it is therefore rather difficult to define what a "gateau" is.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for gateau

gateau

gteau

/ (ˈɡætəʊ) /

nounplural -teaux (-təʊz)

any of various elaborate cakes, usually layered with cream and richly decorated

Origin of gateau

French: cake

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