hotel
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hotel/həʊˈtel/
▶noun
- 1 an establishment providing accommodation and meals for travellers and tourists.
■ chiefly Austral./NZ a pub.
- 2 a code word representing the letter H, used in radio communication.
usage: The normal pronunciation of hotel sounds the h-, which means that the preceding indefinite article is a. However, the older pronunciation without the h- is still sometimes heard, and gives rise to the preceding indefinite article being an. See also usage at an.
'hotel' also found in these Oxford entries:
an
- aparthotel
- bar
- bed and breakfast
- bellboy
- blend
- boatel
- book
- boots
- boutique hotel
- buffet
- chambermaid
- check
- chef
- clerk
- commissionaire
- concierge
- condescend
- corkage
- demi-pension
- desk
- dining room
- fiacre
- fleabag
- floatel
- foyer
- front desk
- full board
- Gasthaus
- Gasthof
- guest
- half board
- hall porter
- hotelier
- hydro
- lodge
- lounge
- lounge bar
- luxurious
- maître d'hôtel
- marquee
- minibar
- motel
- motor lodge
- occupancy
- overbook
- page
- pageboy
- parador
