gâteau

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ga tō, gä-; Fr. gä tō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
gâ•teau  (ga tō, gä-; Fr. gä tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -teaux (-tōz; Fr. -tō).USA pronunciation [French Cookery.]
  1. 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gateau, gâteau / ˈɡætəʊ/ ( -teaux / -təʊz/)
  1. any of various elaborate cakes, usually layered with cream and richly decorated
Etymology: French: cake
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