gateau
/ˈɡætəʊ/noun
उच्चारण गैटो
क्रीम केक, गातो
Core word
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[C, U] British
a large cake filled and decorated with cream, fruit or chocolate
क्रीम केक, गातो
- a chocolate gateau
- For her birthday Radhika baked a Black Forest gateau.
- She baked a strawberry gateau for her mother's birthday.
+ 2 more examples
- The café served a slice of gateau with cream.
- We shared a large black forest gateau after dinner.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gateau (countable / uncountable noun)
A gateau is a large, rich cake filled with cream, fruit or chocolate. It is countable for a whole cake and uncountable for the type.
Gateau क्रीम, फल या चॉकलेट भरा बड़ा, भरपूर केक है। पूरे केक के लिए यह countable और प्रकार के लिए uncountable है।
- She baked a chocolate gateau for the party.
- I'd like some gateau after dinner.
plural: gateaux or gateaus
The plural is gateaux (said like the singular) or gateaus.
Plural 'gateaux' (singular की तरह बोला जाता है) या 'gateaus' है।
- The bakery sells several gateaux.
a slice of gateau
Use a slice or piece to count gateau.
Gateau को गिनने के लिए slice या piece का प्रयोग करें।
- He took a slice of gateau.
gateau + flavour
Add the flavour before gateau, such as chocolate gateau or Black Forest gateau.
Gateau से पहले स्वाद लगाते हैं, जैसे chocolate gateau या Black Forest gateau।
- Black Forest gateau has cherries and cream.
+Collocations 5
flavour + gateau
chocolatestrawberrylemoncoffeeBlack Forestfruit
- The chocolate gateau disappeared within minutes.
verb + gateau
bakecutdecoratesliceservelayer
- She decorated the gateau with cherries.
gateau + preposition
with creamwith fruitfor dessertat a party
- The gateau was served with cream for dessert.
quantity of gateau
a slice ofa piece ofa tier ofa layer ofa bit of
- A slice of gateau was left for Radhika.
adjective + gateau
richmoistcreamyhomemadefrozen
- The rich, creamy gateau was a favourite at the wedding.
“More examples 5
- The caterer brought a large gateau for the birthday.
खानसामा जन्मदिन के लिए एक बड़ा केक लाया।
- Radhika learned to bake a simple gateau from a library book.
राधिका ने पुस्तकालय की किताब से सादा केक बनाना सीखा।
- The bakery's gateau is famous for its thick cream.
बेकरी का केक अपनी गाढ़ी क्रीम के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- He cut the gateau into eight equal slices.
उसने केक को आठ बराबर टुकड़ों में काटा।
- The menu offered gateau or ice cream for dessert.
menu में मिठाई के रूप में केक या आइसक्रीम थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She baked three gateau for the party.
✓ She baked three gateaux for the party.
When counting whole cakes, use the plural gateaux.
पूरे केक गिनने के लिए plural 'gateaux' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ I ate two gateau.
✓ I ate two slices of gateau.
Use a slice or piece to count the cake served in portions.
परोसे गए केक को गिनने के लिए slice या piece का प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name cakes, but they differ in richness and layers.
ये शब्द केक को बताते हैं, पर भरपूरता और परतों में अलग हैं।
A large, rich layered cake with cream, fruit or chocolate.
क्रीम, फल या चॉकलेट वाला बड़ा, भरपूर परतदार केक।
- She served a gateau.
The general word for any baked sweet food of flour, eggs and sugar.
आटे, अंडे और चीनी से बनी किसी भी बेक की मिठाई के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- He cut the cake.
Baked dough with fat, used for pies and small sweet items.
वसा वाला बेक किया आटा, pies और छोटी मिठाइयों के लिए।
- A pastry with jam.
§Grammar and usage
Plural: gateaux or gateaus, both are correct.
Plural में gateaux और gateaus, दोनों सही हैं।