gateau
- n any of various rich and elaborate cakes
- Gato is Spanish for cat; gateau is French for cake.
- They say ''dodo'' for "dorme" (sleep), "bis" for "biscuit," "guau" for "grau" (gruel), "gogo" for "gateau" (cake).
- Monot prepares a weekly posthunt feast at the abbey, with traditional French dishes such as venison in (what else?) hunter's sauce, salmon terrine and chocolate gateau.