guichet
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editguichet (plural guichets)
French
editEtymology
editInherited 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editguichet m (plural guichets)
- (archaic) (small) door, gate (in wall, fort etc.); wicket
- hatch, grill (in cell etc.)
- ticket office, box office, ticket booth
- counter (at post office, bank etc.)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “guichet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
editNoun
editguichet oblique singular, m (oblique plural guichez or guichetz, nominative singular guichez or guichetz, nominative plural guichet)
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