Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A cake.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Cookery) Any of various rich and elaborate cakes, particularly a light sponge cake having a rich filling or rich icing, such as gateau foret noire (Black Forest Cake).

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  • noun a rich, usually iced, cake

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of various rich and elaborate cakes

Etymologies

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Borrowing from French gâteau.

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Examples

  • I hope the gateau was a delicious treat for your anniversary.

    Pour Some (boiling hot) Sugar On Me...Gateau Saint Honore. Sara 2007

  • I am up to trying out a new "gateau" receipe and have told my family who are "tres joyeux"!!

    gateau - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • I am up to trying out a new "gateau" receipe and have told my family who are "tres joyeux"!

    gateau - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • I was happy to comply, and for the record, Dad offered to make my second cake for me but I insisted that I would do it and decided to return to my traditional birthday gateau which is a black forest cake.

    I’m Gonna Bake My Cake and Eat It Too Brilynn 2007

  • I was happy to comply, and for the record, Dad offered to make my second cake for me but I insisted that I would do it and decided to return to my traditional birthday gateau which is a black forest cake.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Brilynn 2007

  • 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

  • Crystal Mountain's Thistle Pub & Grille, located in Kinlochen, a Scottish-inspired lodge near the Clipper quad lift, might sound rather bar-like and it does have a wide selection of Scottish ales, Michigan wines, designer martinis and single malt whiskeys, but it's helmed by CIA-trained executive chef Darren Hawley who regularly whips up such exquisitely delicious delights as smoked pheasant and morel galantine with pickled beet and goat cheese gateau.

    Pam Grout: Crystal Mountain Resort: Skiing for Grownups Pam Grout 2011

  • Crystal Mountain's Thistle Pub & Grille, located in Kinlochen, a Scottish-inspired lodge near the Clipper quad lift, might sound rather bar-like and it does have a wide selection of Scottish ales, Michigan wines, designer martinis and single malt whiskeys, but it's helmed by CIA-trained executive chef Darren Hawley who regularly whips up such exquisitely delicious delights as smoked pheasant and morel galantine with pickled beet and goat cheese gateau.

    Pam Grout: Crystal Mountain Resort: Skiing for Grownups Pam Grout 2011

  • Then you can invite all the tired princesses to participate in the big gateau ceremony involving as many cake – options as possible (sampling takes a looong time) with contributions from the other mums.

    party planner 2009

  • Batuman reads Red Cavalry while trying to cook a black forest gateau.

    The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman – review 2011

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