albergo

hotel

noun ahl-BEHR-goh Less Common

Origin: from Germanic heriberga, 'army shelter'

Usage Note

Albergo is the traditional word for 'hotel', a touch more formal than the borrowed hotel. Being -go, the plural hardens to alberghi with an h to keep the hard 'g'. You stare in albergo ('stay at a hotel').

Examples

"Dormiamo in un albergo vicino al mare."

Natural Translation

We are staying at a hotel near the sea.

Literal Translation

We-sleep in a hotel near to-the sea.

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