Definition of Gâteau

1. Noun. Any of various rich and elaborate cakes.

Generic synonyms: Cake

Definition of Gâteau

1. Noun. a rich, usually iced, cake ¹

2. Noun. (alternative form of gateau) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gâteau

1. a fancy cake [n -TEAUS or -TEAUX]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gâteau

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gatefold
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Literary usage of Gâteau

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"GATEAU GENOISE AUX APRICOTS—A jelly cuke 6 or 8 inches high, half of it cut ... GATEAU DE AMANDES A LA PARISIENNE—A sheet of puff paste with raised edges, ..."

2. The French Cook by Louis Eustache Ude (1822)
"Send up speedily, for fear the souffle should fall. No. 7.—Gateau of Potatoes. THE same preparation as for the souffle, with the only difference, ..."

3. On the Rise and Growth of the Law of Nations, as Established by General by John Hosack (1882)
"The war with France was continued by his son and successor Philip the Second until the year 1559, when the treaty of Gateau Cam- bresis brought the long and ..."

4. Transactions (1891)
"TO KNOW HOW THE ORDER OF THE GATEAU BECAME FIRST INSTITUTED Be it remembered that, on the evening of the 6th day of January, which was in the year of our ..."

5. The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery by Alexis Soyer (1847)
"... Removes as well as in the jellies, is also quite a new idea, and renders the appearance of both very novel as well as very handsome. No. 1298. Gateau ..."

6. The Kingswood cookery book by H. Wicken (1885)
"GATEAU OF APRICOTS. One tin of apricots. One ounce of gelatine. ... Decorate a mould with dried cherries and angelica, pour in the gateau, and let it stand ..."

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