cates
noun/keɪts/
Frequency rank: #18,959 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
delicate or choice foods; delicacies.
Example sentence
The banquet table was laden with exotic cates brought from distant lands.
Synonyms & related words
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