Gateau

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rich, usually iced, cake. UK, countable, uncountable

    "Determined on keeping up my strength for what the night might bring, I ate heartily—enjoying every morsel, especially of the two slices of gateau I didn’t feel it wrong to take as my share, since there was still one good-sized piece left for Judy."

  2. 2
    any of various rich and elaborate cakes wordnet
  3. 3
    A dish of minced meat made up like a pudding, and boiled in a shape or mould. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "a gateau of veal"

Synonyms

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angel cakeangel food cakebaked alaskaboston cream piecakecheesecake

Example

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"The Black Forest gateau is a natural aphrodisiac."

Etymology

Borrowed from French gâteau. Doublet of wastel.

Related phrases

Black Forest gateau

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