gâteau

/gɑ.to/

le noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les gâteaux

Meaning

  1. cake

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Kuchen

Kuchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cake."

Spanish

pastel

pastel is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cake."

Spanish

tarta

tarta is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cake."

Portuguese

bolo

bolo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cake."

Practice

1 What does gâteau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle fait un ___ au chocolat.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gâteau?

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