guichet

Meaning

  1. (small) door, gate (in wall, fort etc.); wicket
  2. hatch, grill (in cell etc.)
  3. ticket office, box office, ticket booth
  4. counter (at post office, bank etc.)

Frequency

C2
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡi.ʃɛ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French, a diminutive of Old Norse vík (“bay”). Compare English wicket, ultimately from the same source through Old Northern French and/or Anglo-Norman.

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