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resort

resort

noun reh-SORT Rare

Origin: English resort

Usage Note

Resort is an English loanword used in Spanish for luxury holiday complexes, especially beach or ski resorts. It is masculine and invariable in plural (los resort or los resorts). Purists sometimes prefer complejo turístico or balneario, but resort dominates in tourism marketing across the Spanish-speaking world.

Examples

"Pasamos la semana en un resort."

Natural Translation

We spent the week at a resort.

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