horeca

See also: HORECA and HoReCa

Dutch

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of hotel, restaurant, café.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːreːkaː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ho‧re‧ca

Noun

horeca m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. the hotel and catering industry

   horeca en vintage design in de voormalige volkswijk

   food and vintage design in former working-class neighbourhood

Derived terms

• horecabedrijf
• horecagelegenheid

Descendants

• → Indonesian: horeka

French

Etymology

Blend of hôtel +‎ restaurant +‎ café.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /o.ʁe.ka/

Noun

horeca f (uncountable)

1. (Belgium, Luxembourg) the hotel and catering industry

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French horeca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.re.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔreka
• Hyphenation: hò‧re‧ca

Noun

horeca m (uncountable)

1. the hotel and catering industry

Portuguese

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of hotéis, restaurantes, or cafés.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈɾɛ.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈɾɛ.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: ho‧re‧ca

Noun

horeca m (uncountable)

1. the hotel and catering industry

Further reading

• “horeca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis

Proto-Indo-European *pótis

Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis

Proto-Italic *hostipotis

Latin hospes

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin hospitālis

Old French ostel

Middle French hostel

French hôtelbor.

Spanish hotel

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *sth₂u-ro-der.

Proto-Italic *stauros

Latin *staurō

Latin restaurārelbor.

Old French restorer

French restaurer

French restaurantbor.

Spanish restaurante

Spanish cafet(era)

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Spanish -ería

Spanish cafetería

blend

Spanish horeca

Blend of hotel + restaurante + cafetería.

Noun

horeca m (uncountable)

1. the hotel and catering industry