Gateau

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A rich and elaborately decorated cake, typically layered with cream, fruit, or other indulgent fillings.

“She ordered a slice of chocolate gateau for her birthday dessert.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ga·teau

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Synonyms

cake torteconfection

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Wordle

A French loanword with the unusual -EAU ending, four of its six letters are vowels

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the -EAU triple-vowel ending is uncommon in English, hooks to GATEAUX or GATEAUS

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “gateau”.

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