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albergue

hostel

noun ahl-BEHR-geh Rare

Origin: From Germanic haribergaz (army lodging), via Old French herberge.

Also means

shelter

Usage Note

Albergue covers both a budget traveller's hostel (albergue juvenil) and a shelter or refuge for the homeless or displaced (albergue de emergencia). It is masculine despite ending in -e. The verb albergar means 'to house' or 'to harbour' and is used figuratively: albergar esperanzas (to harbour hopes).

Examples

"Dormimos en un albergue barato."

Natural Translation

We slept in a cheap hostel.

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