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单词 gâteau
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gâteau

[ ga-toh, gah-; French gah-toh ]
/ gæˈtoʊ, gɑ-; French gɑˈtoʊ /

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

Words nearby gâteau

gasworks, gat, gata, gate, gate array, gâteau, gate-control theory, gate-crash, gate-crasher, gated, gated community
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Example sentences from the Web for gâteau

  • 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

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for gâteau

gateau

gteau

/ (ˈɡætəʊ) /

noun plural -teaux (-təʊz)

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

Word Origin for gateau

French: cake
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