hostal

Meaning

hostel; cheap hotel

Concepts

inn

hostel

youth hostel

hostelry

guesthouse

lodge

tavern

auberge

Synonyms

posada

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hospedaje

albergue

fonda

hostería

ratuce

aposento

venta

Translations

hostal

auberge

Gasthaus

osteria

locanda

herberg

jeugdherberg

auberge de jeunesse

πανδοχείο

fonda

alberg

pension

Jugendherberge

hostalatge

Hyphenated as

hos‧tal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/osˈtal/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: ostal

Borrowed from Old Provençal: ostal

In summary

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.