h 4 o 1 t 1 e 1 l 1
5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *hostipotjālis 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.
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