gîte
/ʒiːt
/ /ʒit/noun
A furnished holiday house in France, typically in a rural district.The most you will get for a gîte is £600 in high season, £300 in the low....
- I followed a French long-distance footpath and stayed in mountain huts or gîtes.
- With six bedroom suites and a two-bed gîte, it would make a perfect B&B.
Origin
French, from Old French giste; related to gésir 'to lie'.