- gâteau
- n. (French) cake, pastry
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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teau — ba·teau; châ·teau; cha·teau·bri·and; châ·teau·neuf du pape; co·teau; cut·teau; ga·teau; jet·teau; man·teau; tor·teau; pla·teau; port·man·teau; wat·teau; aboi·teau; … English syllables
æteau — æteow, æteau var. atew v. Obs., to show … Useful english dictionary
châ|teau|bri|and — cha|teau|bri|and or châ|teau|bri|and «shah toh|bree ahn», noun. a choice beefsteak cut from the thickest part of the tenderloin. ╂[< François René de Châteaubriand, 1768 1848, French writer and diplomat] … Useful english dictionary
cha|teau|bri|and — or châ|teau|bri|and «shah toh|bree ahn», noun. a choice beefsteak cut from the thickest part of the tenderloin. ╂[< François René de Châteaubriand, 1768 1848, French writer and diplomat] … Useful english dictionary
Châ|teau — «sha TOH», noun, plural teaux « TOHZ», 1. a large country house in France or elsewhere in Europe. 2. a French castle. ╂[< French château < Old French chastel, castel < Latin castellum castle. See etym. of doublet castle. (Cf. ↑castle)]… … Useful english dictionary
châ|teau — «sha TOH», noun, plural teaux « TOHZ», 1. a large country house in France or elsewhere in Europe. 2. a French castle. ╂[< French château < Old French chastel, castel < Latin castellum castle. See etym. of doublet castle. (Cf. ↑castle)]… … Useful english dictionary
a|boi|teau — «AB uh toh; French a bwa TOH», noun, plural teaus « tohz»; French teaux « TOH». Canadian. 1. a sluice gate in the dikes along the Bay of Fundy: »The English apparently learned from the Acadians the special arts of building dikes and aboiteaux… … Useful english dictionary
ba|teau — «ba TOH», noun, plural teaux « TOHZ». a light riverboat with a flat bottom and tapering ends, used in Canada and Louisiana. Also, batteau. ╂[American English < French bateau, perhaps ultimately < Old English bāt boat] … Useful english dictionary
bat|teau — «ba TOH», noun, plural teaux « TOHZ». = bateau. (Cf. ↑bateau) … Useful english dictionary
co|teau — «koh TOH», noun, plural teaux « TOHZ». in the northwestern United States: 1. an upland. 2. a broad, flat topped ridge of moderate elevation. ╂[< French coteau] … Useful english dictionary
cou|teau — «koo TOH», noun, plural teaux « TOHZ». a knife, especially a large knife with two edges, used as a weapon. ╂[< French couteau] … Useful english dictionary
