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masculine

/ɡɑ.to/

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Translation

cake

Word origin

From Old French gastel, of Frankish origin, from the Germanic root wastil ('food, sustenance'). English 'wastel' (a fine medieval bread) came from the same source.

Origin: Frankish
Root: wastil
English cognates: wastel

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralgateaux

Examples

J' .

I made a cake for his birthday.

Would you like a slice of cake with your coffee?

This cake is too sweet for me.

The wedding cake was magnificent.

The children ate the whole cake in five minutes.

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This word is part of lesson 23.