date

¹date

noun \ˈdāt\

Definition of DATE

1

: the oblong edible fruit of a palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

2

: the tall palm with pinnate leaves that yields the date

Origin of DATE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin dactylus — more at dactyl

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with DATE

ait, bait, bate, blate, cate, crate, eight, fate, fete, freight, gait, gate, grate, great, haet, hate, late, mate, pate, plait, plate, prate, quoit, rate, sate, skate, slate, spate, state, straight, strait, teth, trait, wait, weight