ラブホテル

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (contraction) ラブホ (rabuho)

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from love +‎ hotel, equivalent to ラブ (rabu) + ホテル (hoteru).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ラブホテル [ràbú hóꜜtèrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠bɯ̟ ho̞te̞ɾɯ̟]

Noun

ラブホテル • (rabu hoteru) 

1. a love hotel (short-stay hotel for sex)