cate
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cate¹
- /keɪt/
Sounds like Cait, Cate, Kait, Kate · Rhymes with -eɪt
Where it comes from
Aphetized from acate, from Old Northern French acat (“purchase”).
noun cates
- A delicacy or item of food. Kate of Kate-hall, my super-daintie Kate, / For dainties are all Kates, and therefore Kate / Take this of me, Kate of my consolation […]
Cate²
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Catherine. Prosopochrysa lemannae is a tiny soldier fly from Judbarra National Park in the Northern Territory. It was named in honour of his colleague Cate Lemann, by Bry the Fly Guy (aka Dr Bryan Lessard), an entomologist at our insect collection.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deli, kit, keat, kite, kate, kitt, indi, cookery, scitament, delicatessen, dainty, opson, alimentation, cookie, delikatessen, caudle
Talk about this word "cate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cate "cate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cate.Cite this
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title = {cate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
