Meaning & use
gateau
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A rich, elaborately decorated cake, often served as a dessert.
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The bakery's chocolate gateau was topped with fresh raspberries.
For her birthday, they ordered a three-tiered gateau from a French patisserie.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from French; in English it usually implies a more elegant or elaborate cake than an everyday one.
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caketorte
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