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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