"cerise sur le gâteau" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sə.ʁiz syʁ lə ɡa.to/, /sə.ʁiz syʁ lə ɡɑ.to/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cerise sur le gâteau.wav Forms: cerises sur le gâteau [plural], cerises sur les gâteaux [plural]
Etymology: Cognate with English cherry on the cake. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|cherry on the cake}} English cherry on the cake Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|+|cerises sur les gâteaux}} cerise sur le gâteau f (plural cerises sur le gâteau or cerises sur les gâteaux)
  1. (figurative) the icing on the cake Tags: feminine, figuratively Derived forms: gâteau sous la cerise
    Sense id: en-cerise_sur_le_gâteau-fr-noun-f8s~rt7h Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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