love hotel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ラブホテル (rabu hoteru), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from love + hotel. The term probably makes reference to the rotating sign of the Hotel Love, an early love hotel in Osaka, Japan.
Meanings
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A short-stay hotel found in Japan and elsewhere, operated primarily for the purpose of allowing lovers privacy to have sexual intercourse.
Love hotels differ in terms of price (from about $30 per hour and up), decoration (some may offer features such as sex swings, hot tubs, or round beds, and many are themed), and architecture […].
2021, Margo DeMello, On the Job: An Encyclopedia of Unique Occupations around the World, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 137:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| love hotels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Hypernyms
building · lodging place · hotel · organization
Relateds
Synonyms
motel · maison de passe · no-tell hotel · no-tell motel · hot-sheet motel · autohotel · love hotel · fast sheet
Translations (24)
ru гости́ница с почасово́й опла́той (short-stay hotel for sex) · cmn 愛情旅館 /爱情旅馆 (short-stay hotel for sex) · ja ブティックホテル (short-stay hotel for sex) · cmn 情侶酒店 /情侣酒店 (short-stay hotel for sex) · ru мини-гости́ница (short-stay hotel for sex) · ru любо́вный оте́ль (short-stay hotel for sex) · fi tuntihotelli (short-stay hotel for sex) · ja ラブホテル (short-stay hotel for sex) · ko 러브호텔 (short-stay hotel for sex) · de Love Hotel (short-stay hotel for sex) · sv kärlekshotell (short-stay hotel for sex) · cmn 鐘點房 /钟点房 (short-stay hotel for sex) · pt motel (short-stay hotel for sex) · nl shortstay (short-stay hotel for sex) · cmn 情人旅館 /情人旅馆 (short-stay hotel for sex) · ja 連れ込み宿 (short-stay hotel for sex) · th เลิฟโฮเต็ล (short-stay hotel for sex) · fr love hotel (short-stay hotel for sex) · ja ラブホ (short-stay hotel for sex) · ja ファッションホテル (short-stay hotel for sex) · es albergue transitorio (short-stay hotel for sex) · mr लव्ह होटेल (short-stay hotel for sex) · es telo (short-stay hotel for sex) · ru гости́ница на час (short-stay hotel for sex)