gateau
noun /ˈɡætəʊ/
/ɡæˈtəʊ/
[countable, uncountable] (plural gateaux
(especially British English) /ˈɡætəʊ/
/ɡæˈtəʊ/
)- a large cake filled with cream and usually decorated with fruit, nuts, etc.
- a strawberry gateau
- Is there any gateau left?
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French gâteau ‘cake’.