conserje
concierge
noun kon-SEHR-heh Rare
Origin: French concierge (doorkeeper)
Also means
janitor
Usage Note
Conserje covers both a hotel concierge and the caretaker/janitor of a school or apartment block, roles that English splits between two words. In Spain the building caretaker is often called conserje or portero. It is common gender: el/la conserje.
Examples
"El conserje nos entregó la llave del apartamento."
Natural Translation
The concierge handed us the apartment key.
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