hostessa

== Catalan == === Etymology === From hoste (“host”) +‎ -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [usˈtɛ.sə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [osˈtə.sə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [osˈte.sa] Rhymes: -ɛsa Hyphenation: hos‧tes‧sa === Noun === hostessa f (plural hostesses) female equivalent of hoste == Polish == === Etymology === Adapted borrowing of English hostess +‎ -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xɔsˈtɛs.sa/ Rhymes: -ɛssa Syllabification: hos‧tes‧sa === Noun === hostessa f (male equivalent host) female equivalent of host (“hostess, promotional model”) (person hired to greet customers and guests of a store, hotel, or institution, and advertise goods or provide assistance, giving the necessary information or pointing the way) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === hostessa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN hostessa in Polish dictionaries at PWN