gâteux

French

Etymology

From gâter (“to spoil (by soiling oneself with feces)”) +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.tø/ ~ /ɡɑ.tø/

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Adjective

gâteux (feminine gâteuse, masculine plural gâteux, feminine plural gâteuses)

1. senile, gaga

   Synonym: sénile

Derived terms

• gâtisme

Further reading

• “gâteux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.