cake vs gateau

cake and gateau both are nouns.

cake is a verb but gateau is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cake	Yes	No	Yes	No
gateau	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gateau is a hyponym of cake; that is, gateau is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cake:

cake: baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
gateau: any of various rich and elaborate cakes

Other hyponyms of cake include applesauce cake, baba, birthday cake, cheesecake, chiffon cake, chocolate cake, coconut cake, coffee cake, coffeecake, crumb cake, crumpet, cupcake, Eccles cake, fruitcake, sponge cake, bridecake, wedding cake, white cake, spice cake, gingerbread, pound cake, layer cake, torte, petit four, prune cake, jumbal, jumble, savarin, Boston cream pie, skillet cake, upside-down cake, honey cake, marble cake, genoise, seed cake, seedcake, teacake, biscuit, cookie, cooky, friedcake, battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake, waffle, rock cake, Victoria sandwich, Victoria sponge, makagigi.

cake (noun)	gateau (noun)
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)	any of various rich and elaborate cakes
baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
small flat mass of chopped or ground food

cake (verb)	gateau (verb)
form a coat over

Difference between cake and gateau

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