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gîte

gîte, self-catering holiday cottage

noun ZHEET Rare
Travel & Places Accommodation

Origin: Old French giste, from gesir (to lie down)

Also means

shelter, lodging (archaic/literary)

Usage Note

Gîte in modern usage almost always refers to a gîte rural — a self-catering holiday rental in the French countryside, often a converted farmhouse. The network is regulated by Gîtes de France. In literary or archaic use it simply means a night's shelter or a hare's burrow. The gender is masculine: un gîte.

Examples

"Nous avons loué un gîte en Provence pour une semaine."

Natural Translation

We rented a gîte in Provence for a week.

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