Dictionary

hotel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

hō′tĕl
/həʊˈtɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈ(h)oː.ʈəl/ (India, South)
(General-American) audio (General American)
/ˈhoː.ʈəl/ (India, North)
/hɒˈtɛl/ (Northumbria)
hō-tĕl′
/ˈhoʊ.tɛl/ (Southern-US)
/hoːˈtɛl/ (Canada)
/əʊˈtɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/hoːˈʈɛːl/ (India, North)
hō′təl
/hoːˈʈeːl/ (India, North)

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. English hotel Borrowed from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Late Latin hospitālis (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”). Doublet of hostel and hospital.

Meanings

(historical) A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- [T]he cream-coloured house (supposed to be modelled on the private hotels of the Parisian aristocracy) was there[.] 1920, Edith Wharton, chapter 2, in The Age of Innocence, New York: D. Appleton and Company:
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
- 1868, "A Clergyman" (John Morison), Australia in 1866, page 165, When gold-digging commenced in California, the writer was staying at an hotel in Wellington, New Zealand, where a Yankee trader was also staying. Seated at the dining-table, the latter was discoursing of the business he was doing […] .
- Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police. Payne, who was 31, leaves behind his seven-year-old son, Bear. 2024 October 16, Dan Heching, Manuela Castro, Mauricio Torres, Alli Rosenbloom and Christian Edwards, “Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies after hotel balcony fall”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2025:
- Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge. 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020, page 28:
(Australia, Canada, Western) A public house or pub.
(South-Asia) A restaurant; any dining establishment.
(alt-of, qualifier:international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Hotel from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
alt of Hotel from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses.
The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hotels	Number=Plur		lexicographic
hôtel		alternative, archaic	lexicographic

Deriveds

hotellike · infinite hotel paradox · antihotel · hotelware · boatel · bug hotel · motel · grippy sock hotel · hotel room · cat hotel · hotelwide · hotelwards · mental hotel · pod hotel · ghost hotel · hotelize · capsule hotel · hotelling · Patel hotel · motor hotel · apartelle · apartotel · crossbar hotel · condo hotel · green hotel · workingman's hotel · graybar hotel · apartment hotel · boutique hotel · flotel · workingmen's hotel · no-tell hotel · love hotel · condo-hotel · superhotel · officetel · bee hotel · hotelside · hoteldom · autohotel · nonhotel · public hotel · hotelkeeping · botel · multihotel · floatel · where can I find a hotel · hotelless · hotelkeeper · megahotel · hotel-apartment · hotel load · eco hotel · hotelish · crowbar hotel · asylum hotel · hotelward · aparthotel · carrier hotel · hotelman · hotel pan · condotel · hydro hotel · insect hotel · wellness hotel · HoReCa · casino hotel · pet hotel · medi-hotel · welfare hotel · military hotel · ecohotel · ecotel

Descendants

ဟိုတယ် · hotel · ஹோட்டல் · โฮเต็ล · 호텔 · ហោតិល · hōtēra · होटल · होटल · হোটেল · hoteli · ሆቴል · готе́ль · ہوٹل · hotel · هوتَل · হোটেল · hoteela · hooteel’ · ሆቴል · ஓட்டல் · ホテル

inn · motel · hostel

Translations (209)

ca hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · sq hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · lv viesnīca (establishment providing accommodation) · fa هُتِل (establishment providing accommodation) · kk мейманхана (establishment providing accommodation) · ext posá (establishment providing accommodation) · frr hotäl (establishment providing accommodation) · kmr mêvanxane (establishment providing accommodation) · nl hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · ko 객사 (establishment providing accommodation) · pdt Hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · mk хоте́л (establishment providing accommodation) · vi ô ten (establishment providing accommodation) · it albergo (establishment providing accommodation) · ang gasthus (establishment providing accommodation) · et hotell (establishment providing accommodation) · my ဟိုတယ် (establishment providing accommodation) · am ሆቴል (establishment providing accommodation) · th โฮเต็ล (establishment providing accommodation) · kmr hotêl (establishment providing accommodation) · tr konakçı (establishment providing accommodation) · chr ᏧᏂᏒᏍᏗᎢ (establishment providing accommodation) · ta ஓட்டல் (establishment providing accommodation) · is gistiheimili (establishment providing accommodation) · sk hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · ms hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · kl hoteli (establishment providing accommodation) · es hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · km ហោតិល (establishment providing accommodation) · ar فُنْدُق (establishment providing accommodation) · be гасці́ніца (establishment providing accommodation) · uk готе́ль (establishment providing accommodation) · lv hotelis (establishment providing accommodation) · ti ሆቴል (establishment providing accommodation) · yue 酒店 (establishment providing accommodation) · tpi haus pasindia (establishment providing accommodation) · he מָלוֹן (establishment providing accommodation) · eu hotel (red property in the game of Monopoly) · ko 려관 (establishment providing accommodation) · zh 旅社 (establishment providing accommodation) · nb hotell (establishment providing accommodation) · ko 여관 (establishment providing accommodation) · zh zhāodàisuǒ (establishment providing accommodation) · th โรงแรม (establishment providing accommodation) · kmr otêl (establishment providing accommodation) · vi khách sạn (establishment providing accommodation) · uz mehmonxona (establishment providing accommodation) · it albergo (red property in the game of Monopoly) · ga óstán (establishment providing accommodation) · km សណ្ឋាគារ (establishment providing accommodation) · si නවාතැන (establishment providing accommodation) · de Gasthof (establishment providing accommodation) · ar بنسيون (establishment providing accommodation) · el ξενοδοχείο (establishment providing accommodation) · uli hooteel’ (establishment providing accommodation) · ta ஹோட்டல் (establishment providing accommodation) · eu ostatu (establishment providing accommodation) · rue готе́л (establishment providing accommodation) · kn ಹೋಟೆಲು (establishment providing accommodation) · uz gostinitsa (establishment providing accommodation) · ja 旅館 (establishment providing accommodation) · mg hotely (establishment providing accommodation) · mel util (establishment providing accommodation) · ml ഹൊട്ടേൽ (establishment providing accommodation) · tk myhmanhana (establishment providing accommodation) · da hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · ne होटल (establishment providing accommodation) · ka სასტუმრო (establishment providing accommodation) · or ହୋଟେଲ୍ (establishment providing accommodation) · ar لوكاندة (establishment providing accommodation) · sl hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · is gistihús (establishment providing accommodation) · zh кифон (establishment providing accommodation) · hak 旅館 /旅馆 (establishment providing accommodation) · zh 旅館 /旅馆 (establishment providing accommodation) · rsk готел (establishment providing accommodation) · bn হোটেল (establishment providing accommodation) · fj otela (establishment providing accommodation) · yi האָטעל (establishment providing accommodation) · he בֵּית מָלוֹן (establishment providing accommodation) · af hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · ar أوطيل (establishment providing accommodation) · vo lotidöp (establishment providing accommodation) · nv tsáskʼeh bá hooghan (establishment providing accommodation) · cs hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · kk отель (establishment providing accommodation) · arq لوتيل (establishment providing accommodation) · as হোটেল (establishment providing accommodation) · gl hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · gu હોટેલ (establishment providing accommodation) · ug ساراي (establishment providing accommodation) · kmr ûtêl (establishment providing accommodation) · cy gwesty (establishment providing accommodation) · is hótel (establishment providing accommodation) · te హోటల్ (establishment providing accommodation) · az otel (establishment providing accommodation) · khb ᦷᦣᧂᦶᦃᧅᧈᦶᦂᧁᧉ (establishment providing accommodation) · ru гости́ница (establishment providing accommodation) · ky отель (establishment providing accommodation) · rcf lotèl (establishment providing accommodation) · ur ہوٹَل (establishment providing accommodation) · dv ހޮޓާ (establishment providing accommodation) · fi hotelli (establishment providing accommodation) · tg меҳмонхона (establishment providing accommodation) · hi होटल (establishment providing accommodation) · gd taigh-òsta (establishment providing accommodation) · mr हॉटेल (establishment providing accommodation) · tk gostinisa (establishment providing accommodation) · bg хоте́л (establishment providing accommodation) · eu hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · hu szálloda (establishment providing accommodation) · ur مِہْمان خانَہ (establishment providing accommodation) · om hoteela (establishment providing accommodation) · mfe lotel (establishment providing accommodation) · vi lữ quán (establishment providing accommodation) · ext otel (establishment providing accommodation) · fa هوتَل (establishment providing accommodation) · sv hotell (establishment providing accommodation) · ab асасааирҭа (establishment providing accommodation) · ar أُوتِيل (establishment providing accommodation) · be гатэ́ль (establishment providing accommodation) · nn hotell (establishment providing accommodation) · ky мейманкана (establishment providing accommodation) · si හෝටලය (establishment providing accommodation) · mn зочид буудал (establishment providing accommodation) · ps هوټل (establishment providing accommodation) · sw hoteli (establishment providing accommodation) · lb Hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · lt viešbutis (establishment providing accommodation) · rom hotèlo (establishment providing accommodation) · alt отель (establishment providing accommodation) · tr otel (establishment providing accommodation) · kk қонақ үй (establishment providing accommodation) · hy հյուրանոց (establishment providing accommodation) · za fanden (establishment providing accommodation) · ha hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · tl hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · fa مِهْمَانْخَانَه (establishment providing accommodation) · ps مهمانخانه (establishment providing accommodation) · ba ҡунаҡхана (establishment providing accommodation) · za hekdiemq (establishment providing accommodation) · gu હોટલ (establishment providing accommodation) · sh hòtel (establishment providing accommodation) · kmr dîwanxane (establishment providing accommodation) · alt гостиница (establishment providing accommodation) · tg отел (establishment providing accommodation) · id hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · mi hōtēra (establishment providing accommodation) · wuu 飯店 /饭店 (establishment providing accommodation) · tg ҳотел (establishment providing accommodation) · km ផ្ទះសំណាក់ (establishment providing accommodation) · udm кунокуа (establishment providing accommodation) · rup utel (establishment providing accommodation) · la deversorium (establishment providing accommodation) · hu hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · ru оте́ль (establishment providing accommodation) · ca hotel (red property in the game of Monopoly) · it hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · uk гости́ниця (establishment providing accommodation) · km សណ្ឋាគារដ្ឋាន (establishment providing accommodation) · bo མགྲོན་ཁང (establishment providing accommodation) · ar فندق (establishment providing accommodation) · fa مِهْمانْخانِه (establishment providing accommodation) · ar أوتيل (establishment providing accommodation) · eo hotelo (establishment providing accommodation) · ja 宿 (establishment providing accommodation) · hi मेहमानख़ाना (establishment providing accommodation) · za lijgvanj (establishment providing accommodation) · tt кунакханә (establishment providing accommodation) · ky конокчу (establishment providing accommodation) · pa ਹੋਟਲ (establishment providing accommodation) · mhn birtshaus (establishment providing accommodation) · ja ホテル (establishment providing accommodation) · pt hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · sh хо̀тел (establishment providing accommodation) · ky гостиница (establishment providing accommodation) · ro hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · ar أُوتِيل (establishment providing accommodation) · fr hôtel (establishment providing accommodation) · ht otèl (establishment providing accommodation) · yue 旅館 /旅馆 (establishment providing accommodation) · ug مېھمانخانا (establishment providing accommodation) · uz otel (establishment providing accommodation) · pl hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · zh jiǔdiàn (establishment providing accommodation) · lo ໂຮງແຮມ (establishment providing accommodation) · az mehmanxana (establishment providing accommodation) · km អូតែល (establishment providing accommodation) · mt lukanda (establishment providing accommodation) · ar فندق (establishment providing accommodation) · ml ഹോട്ടൽ (establishment providing accommodation) · ar فُنْدُق (establishment providing accommodation) · scn albergu (establishment providing accommodation) · tl otel (establishment providing accommodation) · ar فُنْدُق (establishment providing accommodation) · ast hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · alt коночылык (establishment providing accommodation) · be гасьці́ніца (establishment providing accommodation) · de Hotel (establishment providing accommodation) · haw hōkele (establishment providing accommodation) · zh 賓館 /宾馆 (establishment providing accommodation) · es albergue (establishment providing accommodation) · mk хоте́л (red property in the game of Monopoly) · tk otel (establishment providing accommodation) · io hotelo (establishment providing accommodation) · ar نُزْل (establishment providing accommodation) · bo འགྲུལ་ཁང (establishment providing accommodation) · sv hotell (red property in the game of Monopoly) · ko 호텔 (establishment providing accommodation)

wikidata: Q27686 · wikidata: Q9914