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Webster 1913 Edition

Cates

Cates

,
Noun.
pl.
[Cf.
Acates
, and see
Cater
,
Noun.
]
Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.
Shak.
Cates
for which Apicius could not pay.
Shurchill.
Choicest
cates
and the fiagon’s best spilth.
R. Browning.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cates

CATES

,
Noun.
Delicious food or viands; dainties.

Definition 2024

cates

cates

See also: catés

English

Noun

cates pl ‎(plural only)

  1. (archaic) Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
    • Churchill
      Cates for which Apicius could not pay.
    • Robert Browning
      Choicest cates and the flagon's best spilth.

Asturian

Verb

cates

  1. second-person singular present indicative of catar
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of catar

Portuguese

Verb

cates

  1. Second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of catar
  2. Second-person singular (tu) negative imperative of catar

Spanish

Verb

cates

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of catar.

Etymology

Compare acates, and see cater.

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