motel
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of motor + hotel, from the original Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo in California, USA, established in 1925 by Arthur Heineman (1878–1974).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /moʊˈtɛl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛl
- Hyphenation: mo‧tel
Noun edit
motel (plural motels)
- (also attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.
- A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel.
Synonyms edit
- (hotel): See also Thesaurus:lodging place
- (love hotel): See also Thesaurus:love hotel
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Verb edit
motel (third-person singular simple present motels, present participle moteling or motelling, simple past and past participle moteled or motelled)
- (informal, intransitive) To stay in a motel or motels.
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motel
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motel m inan
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English motel. The gender and pronunciation were adapted to agree with hotel.
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motel n (plural motels, diminutive motelletje n)
- A motel (roadside hotel for motorists).
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Audio (file)
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motel m (plural motels)
Further reading edit
- “motel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish edit
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motel m inan (diminutive motelik)
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motel m (plural motéis)
- love hotel (short-stay hotel for sex)
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Further reading edit
- “motel” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “motel” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “motel” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “motel” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French motel, from English motel.
Noun edit
motel n (plural moteluri)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) motel | motelul | (niște) moteluri | motelurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) motel | motelului | (unor) moteluri | motelurilor |
vocative | motelule | motelurilor |
Serbo-Croatian edit
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mòtēl m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀те̄л)
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Spanish edit
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motel m (plural moteles)
Further reading edit
- “motel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English motel or Spanish motel.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /moˈtel/ [moˈtɛl]
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: mo‧tel
Noun edit
motél (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)
- motel
- love hotel; no-tell motel
- 2008, J. Luis Camacho, Dagta:
- Muli ko bang pahahabain ang puntong ito para hindi tumuloy sa dulo ng kuwento? Sa Cubao rin kami napunta sa mamahaling motel.
- Will I extend this part again so we don't reach the end of the story? We ended up in Cubao, in a classy love hotel.
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Further reading edit
- “motel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish edit
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motel (definite accusative moteli, plural moteller)
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- English blends
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- en:Hotels
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- cs:Buildings
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛl
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- fr:Hotels
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔtɛl
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- pl:Hotels
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛl
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- pt:Sex
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- Rhymes:Spanish/el
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- es:Businesses
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/el
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- tl:Hotels
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- tr:Hotels