lote
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lote
First recorded in 1500–10, lote is from the Latin word lōtus
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I thought it smelled somewhat like a lote tree, but it wasn’t a lote either.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
“E gbuo dike riogu uno, e luo na ogu agu, e lote ya. If you kill a warrior in a local fight, you’ll remember him when fighting enemies.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Unseen water-wheels splashed coolly; vivid butterflies flickered through masses of greenery among the acacia, mimosa, lote and mulberry trees.
From The Flying Legion by George Allan England
He lote im aw dow, Witty motti-fy flow; A-flew-ty ho-lot-itty flays!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
A S throte the throat; T Dak lote, S dote throat.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by A. W. (Andrew Woods) Williamson
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