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cate

cate

1 9.9
A rare, special food served at big meals for rich people
  • noun
  • /keɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : delicia
  • The restaurant is famous for its exquisite cate, attracting food lovers from all around.

Examples

  • At the banquet, the guests were served a rare cate that delighted their palates.

  • He treated himself to a luxurious cate during his visit to the fine dining establishment.

  • But if you take too long, I could be bored. - Expl cate! - Nothing.

  • But thoughts of fear did not seem to enter Xu-cate's mind.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • With Dishes Medical Record, I'm sure to cook invincible cate!

  • - No, no "cate."

  • - Cate!

  • - Cate...

  • ♪ Hey, give me a piece of that cate ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Give me a piece of that cake ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Give me a piece of that cake ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Give me a piece of that cake ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey, give me a piece of that cake ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Give me a piece of that cake ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Give me a piece of that cake ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Give me a piece of that cake ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Give me a piece of that cake ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Give me a piece of that cake ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Cake ♪

  • "Wake up, Cousin," she whispered, shaking Xu-cate's shoulders.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

delicacy
vscate
37 6.3

A rare or special food that people enjoy for its taste

is the old-fashioned term for that same luxury food
viand
vscate
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A special, nicely made dish of food

is an older word focusing on rarity and luxurious status

How Luxurious

cate
  • Archaic
1 9.9
treat
398 1.0
dish
332 1.0
food
1.0

Surface Forms

cate singular
cates plural

Etymology

Cate is an old word for a choice or rare food. A helpful way to remember it is to think of cater, which means 'to provide food', because a 'cate' was a special 'treat' you would serve at a feast.