gateau
pronunciation
How to pronounce gateau in British English:
UK [ˈgætəʊ]
How to pronounce gateau in American English:
US [gæˈtoʊ]
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- Noun:
- any of various rich and elaborate cakes
Word Origin
- gateau (n.)
- 1845, from French gâteau "cake," from Old French gastel, from Frankish *wastil "cake," from Proto-Germanic *was-tilaz, from PIE *wes- (5) "to eat, consume."
Example
- 1. Chocolate gateau was a speciality of the cafe de montmartre .
- 2. Would you like some more gateau ?
- 3. Imade a rich chocolate gateau for his birthday .
- 4. The country she has observed is very different from british stereotypes of black forest gateau , punctuality and efficiency .
- 5. Black forest gateau is a chocolate layer cake , heavy with cherries and swathed in loads of whipped cream .