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LOTE¹

noun LOTEs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of language(s) other than English

lote²

  • /ləʊt/

Rhymes with -əʊt

Where it comes from

From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lutōn, from Proto-Germanic *lutōną (“to conceal; hide; lurk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”).

verb lotes · loting · loted

  1. archaic, intransitive To lurk; lie hidden

lote³

  • /ləʊt/

Rhymes with -əʊt

Where it comes from

From Latin lotus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”). Doublet of lotus.

noun lotes

  1. A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit. Then they led him to the sheikh of the tribe , a tall , lean , old man who held an elegant cane made of lote wood crowned by leather straps embossed with delicate patterns

    Similar: lote tree

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@misc{lote_2026,
  title = {lote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}