noun
cates
noun
1
(archaic) Food, especially fine or special dishes; delicacies.
"The banquet table groaned under all manner of cates and sweetmeats."
How to Use Cates
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOld-fashioned word for tasty food or delicacies.
Easily confused with
crates
Word Forms
Cateses plural
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Etymology
Shortened from "acates," related to "cater" — the person who buys provisions.