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Gate

Pronunciation: /ɡɛɪ̯t/

“Gate” is a German word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. airport gate
  2. men's long underwear

Etymology

Borrowed from English gate, ultimately Proto-Germanic *gatą. Doublet of regional Gatt (“hole, eye”), from Low German. Probably also related with inherited Gasse (“lane”).

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