Gateau

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Usage note

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gâteau, from Old French gastel, wastel, borrowed from a Germanic source such as Old High German wastel, from common Germanic *wastilaz, derived from Proto-Indo-European *wes- "to eat".

Alternative spellings

• gâteau

Noun

gateau (plural: gateaux or gateaus)

1. a rich, usually iced, cake

Translations

• French: gâteau m

Usage note

• The original French spelling is gâteau, with plural gâteaux. The forms gateau and gateaus are acceptable anglicisations.

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