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hotel

hotel

noun oh-TEL Rare

Origin: French hôtel, from Old French hostel

Usage Note

Hotel is an invariable masculine noun borrowed from French — the plural is identical to the singular: gli hotel (no -i ending). The 'h' is silent, so Italians say l'hotel (with elision). It is interchangeable with l'albergo in everyday speech, though hotel tends to sound slightly more international.

Examples

"Abbiamo prenotato un hotel vicino al mare."

Natural Translation

We booked a hotel near the sea.

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