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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gîte

/ʒiːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
gite
IPA
/ʒiːt/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A French holiday home or rented tourist cottage.

Etymology

Borrowed from French gîte. Doublet of gist.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gîtes (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce gîte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʒiːt/.
What does gîte mean?
A French holiday home or rented tourist cottage.
Where does gîte come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce gîte

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