hostal

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Old Catalan hostal, 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) boarding house; cheap hotel ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “hostal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “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) hostel; cheap hotel Synonym: albergue ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “hostal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025