guesthouse
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guesthouse
- /ˈɡɛsthaʊs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English gest hous, gistenehus, gystehuse, gesthus, partly from Old English gæsthūs, ġesthūs (“guesthouse, hostel; guest-chamber”), from Proto-West Germanic *gastihūs; and partly from Old Norse gesthús (“guesthouse; guest-chamber”); both from Proto-Germanic *gastihūsą, corresponding to guest + house.
noun guesthouses · guest house · guest-house
- A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors. The wine house and the guest house were hung with curtains shining bright against the wooden walls.
- A private house offering accommodation to paying guests; a boarding house; a bed and breakfast. Low-season competition between the several backpackers and many guesthouses in town keeps prices down, but in high season expect steep price hikes (except at the backpackers) and book ahead.
Translations
Every language
noun small house for visitors
| Español | pensión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 게스트하우스 geseuteuhauseu |
| 日本語 | ゲストハウス gesutohausu |
| 中文 | 賓館 /宾馆 bīnguǎn, 客棧 /客栈 kèzhàn |
| हिन्दी | अतिथिगृह atithigŕh, अतिथिशाला atithiśālā, मुसाफ़िरख़ाना musāfirxānā, मेहमानख़ाना mehmānxānā, पांथशाला pānthśālā, गेस्ट हाउस gesṭ hāus |
| Português | casa de visitas |
| Français | maison d'hôte, pension |
| Deutsch | Gästehaus, Gästeheim, Gasthof |
| Italiano | pensione, alberghetto |
| Ελληνικά | ξενώνας xenónas |
| Română | pensiune |
| Русский | пансио́н pansión, гости́ница gostínica, гостево́й дом gostevój dom, постоя́лый двор postojályj dvor |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà khách |
| العربية | مَضْيَفَة maḍyafa, دَار ضِيَافَة dār ḍiyāfa, دَار إِقَامَة dār ʔiqāma, نُزُل nuzul |
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title = {guesthouse},
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