gateau

[ga-toh, gah-; Fr. gah-toh]

gâ·teau

[ga-toh, gah-; Fr. gah-toh]
noun, plural gâ·teaux [-tohz; Fr. -toh] . French Cookery.
a cake, especially a very light sponge cake with a rich icing or filling.

Origin:
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
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Gateau is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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gateau or gâteau (ˈɡætəʊ)
 
n , pl -teaux
any of various elaborate cakes, usually layered with cream and richly decorated
 
[French: cake]
 
gâteau or gâteau (ˈɡætəʊ, -təʊz)
 
n
 
[French: cake]

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gateau

in general, any of a variety of breads, shortened or unshortened, usually shaped by the tin in which it is baked; more specifically, a sweetened bread, often rich or delicate.

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