anfitrión

Spanish

Etymology

From Anfitrión (“Amphitryon”). Compare Portuguese anfitrião.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anfiˈtɾjon/ [ãɱ.fiˈt̪ɾjõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: an‧fi‧trión

Noun

anfitrión m (plural anfitriones, feminine anfitriona, feminine plural anfitrionas)

1. host (one which receives a guest)

   Coordinate term: huésped

Noun

anfitrión m (plural anfitriones)

1. (computing) host

   Synonym: host

Further reading

• “anfitrión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• “anfitrión” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.