gîte

/ʒiːt/

noun

A French holiday home or rented tourist cottage.

OriginFrench gîte →
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Meanings

noungîte (plural gîtes)

plural gîtes

  1. A French holiday home or rented tourist cottage.

Origin

  1. Frenchgîte
  2. Englishgîte

Borrowed from French gîte. Doublet of gist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gîte

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Cite this entry
APA

gîte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g%C3%AEte

MLA

“gîte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g%C3%AEte. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gîte,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g%C3%AEte.

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