hostal

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan ostal, from Late Latin hospitāle (“shelter, hospice, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“of a host or guest; hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest”). First attested in the 13th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [usˈtal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [osˈtal]
• Hyphenation: hos‧tal

Noun

hostal m (plural hostals)

1. boarding house; cheap hotel

Related terms

• hospital

 

Further reading

• “hostal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “hostal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “hostal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /osˈtal/ [osˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: hos‧tal

Noun

hostal m (plural hostales)

1. hostel; cheap hotel

   Synonym: albergue

Related terms

• hospital
• huésped

 

Further reading

• “hostal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014