any of various elaborate cakes, usually layered with cream and richly decorated
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gâ•teau
(ga tō′, gä-; Fr. gä tō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -teaux (-tōz′; Fr. -tō′).USA pronunciation [French Cookery.]
- Fooda cake, esp. a very light sponge cake with a rich icing or filling.
- Frankish *wastil, perh. akin to Old English, Old Saxon wist food, nourishment
- Old North French)
- French; Old French gastel (compare Middle English wastel
- 1835–45
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