Meanings
noungâteau (countable and uncountable, plural gâteaux or gâteaus)
plural gâteaux · plural gâteaus
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of gateau.
We were served pancakes with smoked salmon, followed by thick slices of gâteau.
1993, Christopher Evans, Aztec Century, London: Gollancz, published 2013, →ISBN1 more example
Julie was a froster, the glamour job at the factory. She wore her cute white hat cocked at a jaunty angle while working a big white bag of frosting, twisting it rapidly in her hands to create the various designs on top of the gâteaux.
2016, Martha Grimes, Ken Grimes, Double Double: A Dual Memoir of Alcoholism, page 88
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