hotel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
A public house or pub.
A restaurant; any dining establishment.
Alternative letter-case form of Hotel from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses.
The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship.

Pronunciation

hō-tĕl′ hō′tĕl hō′təl /həʊˈtɛl/ /əʊˈtɛl/ en-us-hotel.ogg /ˈhoʊ.tɛl/ /hoːˈtɛl/ /hoː.ʈəl/ /hoː.ʈɛːl/ /hoː.ʈeːl/ /(h)oː.ʈəl/

Word forms

hotel hotels hôtel

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *hostipotjālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtelbor. English hotel Borrowed from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Late Latin hospitālis (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”). Doublet of hostel and hospital.

Related words

hostel inn motel

Derived words

antihotel apartelle aparthotel apartment hotel apartotel asylum hotel autohotel bee hotel boatel botel boutique hotel bug hotel capsule hotel carrier hotel casino hotel cat hotel condo hotel condo-hotel condotel crossbar hotel crowbar hotel eco hotel ecohotel ecotel floatel flotel ghost hotel graybar hotel green hotel grippy sock hotel HoReCa hotel-apartment hoteldom hotelish hotelize hotelkeeper hotelkeeping hotelless hotellike hotelling hotel load hotelman hotel pan hotel room hotelside hotelward hotelwards hotelware hotelwide hydro hotel infinite hotel paradox insect hotel love hotel medi-hotel megahotel mental hotel military hotel motel motor hotel multihotel

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