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'.
Rhymes
- privatdozent
- privat dozent
- private
- private account
- private Act
- private army
- private bank
- private banker
- private banking
- private bar
- private bath
- private bathroom
- private beach
- private bed
- private bill
- Private Bill Office
- private box
- private branch exchange
- private business
- private call
- private car
- private collection
- private company
- privated
- private detective