galette des rois
French, noun/ɡa.lɛt de ʁwa/
galette des rois is spelled G-A-L-E-T-T-E-D-E-S-R-O-I-S (14 letters). Galette des rois is a French feminine noun meaning “king cake (cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Galette contenant une fève, tradition de l’Épiphanie”.
What does galette des rois mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineking cake (cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Galette contenant une fève, tradition de l’Épiphanie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of galette des rois
- galettes des rois plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galette des rois?
- /ɡa.lɛt de ʁwa/
- \ɡa.lɛt de ʁwa\
- [ga.lɛt de rwa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.