cate
/keɪt/noun
(一般作cates)
- archaic a choice food; a delicacy〈古〉美食, 珍馐。
词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'selling, a bargain'): from obsolete acate 'purchasing, things purchased', from Old French acat, achat, from acater, achater 'buy', based on Latin captare 'seize', from capere 'take'.