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gateau

noun
🔊/ˈɡætəʊ/
🔊/ɡæˈtəʊ/
 [countable, uncountable]
(plural gateaux
🔊/ˈɡætəʊ/
🔊/ɡæˈtəʊ/
)
(especially British English)
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  1. a large cake filled with cream and usually decorated with fruit, nuts, etc.奶油水果大蛋糕
    • a strawberry gateau草莓奶油大蛋糕
    • Is there any gateau left?奶油水果大蛋糕有剩的吗？🔊🔊
    see also Black Forest gateauTopics Foodc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French gâteau ‘cake’.