"gâteau" meaning in French

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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "guasteḍḍa",
        "t": "a kind of round bread"
      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "torte"
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        "a cookie"
      ],
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        [
          "cookie",
          "cookie"
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        "(Louisiana) a cookie"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ɡa.to/"
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      "ipa": "/ɡɑ.to/"
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      "homophone": "gâteaux"
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      "rhymes": "-o"
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      "word": "c’est du gâteau"
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    {
      "word": "fourchette à gâteau"
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    {
      "word": "gâteau de riz"
    },
    {
      "word": "gâteau de voyage"
    },
    {
      "word": "gâteau mille crêpes"
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    {
      "word": "gâteau sec"
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    {
      "word": "gâteau sous la cerise"
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        "(Louisiana) a cookie"
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