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hotel

/həʊˈtɛl/ UK
/əʊˈtɛl/ UK
/hɒˈtɛl/ Northumbria, UK
/ˈhoʊ.tɛl/ Southern US
/hoːˈtɛl/ Canada
/ˈhoː.ʈəl/ India, North
/hoːˈʈɛːl/ India, North
/hoːˈʈeːl/ India, North
/ˈ(h)oː.ʈəl/ India, South

Rhymes with -ɛl, -əʊtəl

Where it comes from

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.

noun hotels · hôtel

historical A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. [T]he cream-coloured house (supposed to be modelled on the private hotels of the Parisian aristocracy) was there[.]
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. 1868, "A Clergyman" (John Morison), Australia in 1866, page 165, When gold-digging commenced in California, the writer was staying at an hotel in Wellington, New Zealand, where a Yankee trader was also staying. Seated at the dining-table, the latter was discoursing of the business he was doing […] .
Australia, Canada, Western A public house or pub.
South Asia 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: villa, guesthouse, inn, motel, lodge, accommodation, lodging, chamber, hostel, house, room, resort, place, hall, hospitality, butler

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noun establishment providing accommodation

Español	hotel, albergue
한국어	호텔 hotel, 여관 yeogwan
日本語	ホテル hoteru, 宿 yado, 旅館 ryokan
中文	賓館 /宾馆 bīnguǎn
हिन्दी	होटल hoṭal, मेहमानख़ाना mehmānxānā
Kiswahili	hoteli
Português	hotel
Français	hôtel
Deutsch	Hotel, Gasthof
Italiano	albergo, hotel
Ελληνικά	ξενοδοχείο xenodocheío
Română	hotel
Русский	гости́ница gostínica, оте́ль otɛ́lʹ
Tiếng Việt	khách sạn, lữ quán, ô ten
العربية	فُنْدُق funduq, نُزْل nuzl, أُوتِيل ʔōtēl
עברית	מָלוֹן malón, בֵּית מָלוֹן beit malón

noun red property in the game of Monopoly

Italiano	albergo

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@misc{hotel_2026,
  title = {hotel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hotel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}