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noun

gateau

any of various rich and elaborate cakes

In a sentence

Six example sentences with gateau, each labelled with its topic.

  • The pastry chef builds each gateau from six thin layers, brushing every one with syrup before the cream goes on.

    Cooking

  • Every cafe on that square displays a gateau under glass, layered with chestnut cream and finished in dark chocolate.

    Travel

  • The still life gives half the canvas to a gateau, its cream and candied fruit painted with absurd care.

    Art

  • The bakery's chestnut gateau sells out by noon, so the owner doubled her Friday order of cream and eggs.

    Business

  • In the novel's dinner scene the gateau arrives under a silver dome, and the guests fall silent at its seven layers.

    Literature

  • The food photographer spent an hour lighting the gateau so that every layer of cream and sponge read clearly in the shot.

    Photography

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