gateau

/ˈɡætəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡæˈtəʊ/ (ame, ipa)

gateau — noun

  • gateausingular
  • gateausplural

1. a tall, rich dessert cake of French style, typically layered with whipped cream

1.名詞C2
釋義

a tall, rich dessert cake of French style, typically layered with whipped cream and fresh fruit or chocolate, served as a special treat.

例句

Hoa baked a chocolate gateau with raspberries for her sister's birthday.

countable noun: a/an + gateau

The bakery on Rue Cler sells a strawberry gateau topped with cream.

common collocation: [fruit] + gateau

同義詞
  • torte

    also a rich layered cake, often German/Austrian; usually denser than a gateau

  • layer cake

    general English term; less fancy than gateau

用法筆記

Frequently preceded by a flavour or topping word (chocolate gateau, fruit gateau, Black Forest gateau). Plural is 'gateaux' in formal British use, though 'gateaus' also appears.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a gateau bread at breakfast.
✅I ate a slice of gateau for dessert.
💡gateau is a rich dessert cake, not an everyday bread or breakfast food.
❌She baked many gateau for the party.
✅She baked many gateaux for the party.
💡the plural keeps the French form 'gateaux'.