ホステス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English hostess.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ホステス [hóꜜsùtèsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞sɨ̥te̞sɨ]

Noun

ホステス • (hosutesu) 

1. a hostess (female host)
2. a hostess (bargirl (a female companion))
   • 2000 August 10, Yūma Andō with Asaki, Masashi, “みっちゃんパブ[②](に) [Mitchan at a Pub #2]”, in (deprecated template usage) サイコメトラー[EIJI](エイジ) [Psychometrer Eiji], volume 24 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:

     ウッ！こ　これは‥‥‥行(ゆく)方(え)不(ふ)明(めい)のホステスたちの死(し)体(たい)

     U'! Ko- kore wa‥‥‥ yukue fumei no hosutesu-tachi no shitai

     Ooargh! The-These are... the missing hostesses’ bodies

See also

• ホスト (hosuto)