gâteau sous la cerise

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “the cake under the cherry”, by inverting the order of the common idiom cerise sur le gâteau, which means the same as the English idiom cherry on the cake. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.to su la s(ə).ʁiz/ ~ /ɡɑ.to su la s(ə).ʁiz/ === Noun === gâteau sous la cerise m (plural not attested) (usually humorous) a substantial benefit in addition to something that is good a solid underpinning of a more obvious benefit