hostal

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan hostal, from Late Latin hospitāle (“shelter, hospice, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“of a host or guest; hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest”). First attested in the 13th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [usˈtal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [osˈtal]
• Hyphenation: hos‧tal

Noun

hostal m (plural hostals)

1. boarding house; cheap hotel

Related terms

• hospital

Further reading

• “hostal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “hostal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “hostal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ostal, hostal, borrowed from Old Occitan ostal, from Late Latin hospitāle (“shelter, hospice, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“of a host or guest; hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest”). Doublet of hospital and hotel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /osˈtal/ [osˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: hos‧tal

Noun

hostal m (plural hostales)

1. hostel; cheap hotel

   Synonym: albergue

Related terms

• hospital
• huésped

Further reading

• “hostal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10