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hotel

hotel

noun oh-TEHL Less Common

Origin: From French hôtel, itself from Latin hospitale.

Usage Note

Hotel is masculine and its plural is hoteles (add -es, like other words ending in a consonant). Rating levels are hotel de tres estrellas, cinco estrellas, etc. The word hostal (hostel/guesthouse) is a related but cheaper category. The h is silent, so the word begins with the /o/ sound.

Examples

"Nos hospedamos en un hotel céntrico."

Natural Translation

We stayed at a hotel in the centre.

Literal Translation

Ourselves we-lodge in a hotel centric

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