huésped

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish huésped, from Latin hospitem, from Proto-Italic *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, possibly corresponding to a Proto-Indo-European root *gʰóstipotis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. Doublet of host. See also hueste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈw̝esped/ [ˈw̝es.peð̞]
• Rhymes: -esped
• Syllabification: hués‧ped

Noun

huésped m (plural huéspedes, feminine huésped or huéspeda, feminine plural huéspedes or huéspedas)

1. guest (recipient of hospitality)

   Synonym: invitado

   • 1982, “No Mires A Los Ojos De La Gente”, performed by Golpes Bajos:

     no salgas a la calle cuando hay gente / ¿y si no vuelves? ¿y si te pierdes? / escóndete en el cuarto de los huéspedes

     don't go out when there are people / what if you don't come back? what if you get lost? / hide in the guest room

2. (rare) lodger (person who lodges in another's house)
3. (biology) host (cell or organism which harbors another organism)

   Synonym: hospedante

Derived terms

• casa de huéspedes

 

Related terms

• hospedaje
• hospedar
• hospital
• hospitalario
• hospitalidad

 

Further reading

• “huésped”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28