lote

L1O1T1E1
/ləʊt/

verb

To lurk; lie hidden

Similar
lote tree
OriginMiddle English loten ← Old English *lotian ← Proto-West Germanic *lutōn →
UncommonScrabble 4
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

lote1

verblote (third-person singular simple present lotes, present participle loting, simple past and past participle loted)

present singular third person lotes · participle present loting · participle past loted · past loted

  1. archaicintransitiveTo lurk; lie hidden

lote2

nounlote (plural lotes)

plural lotes

  1. A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit.

    Then they led him to the sheikh of the tribe , a tall , lean , old man who held an elegant cane made of lote wood crowned by leather straps embossed with delicate patterns

    2008, Elliott Colla (translator), Ibrahim al-Koni, Gold Dust

    Synonyms: lote tree

LOTE3

nounLOTE (plural LOTEs)

plural LOTEs

  1. abbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of language(s) other than English.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit.

Similar
lote tree

Origin

lote · verb

  1. Proto-Germanic*lutōną“to conceal; hide; lurk”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*lutōn
  3. Old English*lotian
  4. Middle Englishloten
  5. Englishlote

From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lutōn, from Proto-Germanic *lutōną (“to conceal; hide; lurk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”).

More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic

Full word history & related roots →

lote · noun

  1. Latinlotus
  2. Englishlote

From Latin lotus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”). Doublet of lotus.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lote

notequotevoteremoteboatpromotethroatcoatfloatgoatcotetotedenotedevotemothoatcapoteafloatsproutmoatrotemotephotemote
All rhymes →

Anagrams

LetotoleELOT
Cite this entry
APA

lote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lote

MLA

“lote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lote. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lote.

Source: lote on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.