guesthouse
Meaning
- A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.
- A private house offering accommodation to paying guests; a boarding house; a bed and breakfast.
Synonyms
stopping place
B and B
Translations
pensione
auberge
posada
hospedaria
Gasthaus
herberg
ξενώναςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɛsthaʊs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English gest hous, gistenehus, gystehuse, gesthus, partly from Old English gæsthūs, ġesthūs (“guesthouse, hostel; guest-chamber”), from Proto-West Germanic *gastihūs; and partly from Old Norse gesthús (“guesthouse; guest-chamber”); both from Proto-Germanic *gastihūsą, corresponding to guest + house.
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