hostal
Catalan
Noun
hostal m (plural hostals)
- boarding house; cheap hotel
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Further reading
- “hostal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish ostal, hostal, borrowed from Old Occitan ostal[1], 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
Noun
hostal m (plural hostales)
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