motel

== English == === Etymology === 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 === (General American) IPA(key): /moʊˈtɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: mo‧tel === Noun === 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 whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles. A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel. ==== Synonyms ==== (hotel): See also Thesaurus:lodging place (love hotel): See also Thesaurus:love hotel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hotel inn motor court tourist court === Verb === motel (third-person singular simple present motels, present participle motelling, simple past and past participle motelled) (informal, intransitive) To stay in a motel or motels. === Further reading === motel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === metol == Basque == === Noun === motel stammerer == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmotɛl] === Noun === motel m inan motel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “motel”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “motel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “motel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English motel. The gender and pronunciation were adapted to agree with hotel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moːˈtɛl/ Hyphenation: mo‧tel Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === motel n (plural motels, diminutive motelletje n) a motel (roadside hotel for motorists) == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === motel m (plural motels) motel === Further reading === “motel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Alternative forms === motello === Etymology === Borrowed from English motel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moˈtɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: mo‧tèl === Noun === motel m (invariable) motel Synonyms: (rare) autostello, (uncommon) autoalbergo == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English motel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.tɛl/ Rhymes: -ɔtɛl Syllabification: mo‧tel === Noun === motel m inan (diminutive motelik, related adjective motelowy) motel ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “motel”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “motel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English motel. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw Hyphenation: mo‧tel === Noun === motel m (plural motéis) love hotel (short-stay hotel for sex) ==== Derived terms ==== moteleiro === Further reading === “motel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “motel”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “motel”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “motel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French motel, from English motel. === Noun === motel n (plural moteluri) motel ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mǒteːl/ Hyphenation: mo‧tel === Noun === mòtēl m inan (Cyrillic spelling мо̀те̄л) motel ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English motel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moˈtel/ [moˈt̪el] Syllabification: mo‧tel IPA(key): /mouˈtel/ [mou̯ˈt̪el] Rhymes: -el === Noun === motel m (plural moteles) motel (Mexico) brothel, whorehouse === Further reading === “motel”, 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 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English motel or Spanish motel. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /moˈtel/ [moˈt̪ɛl] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: mo‧tel === Noun === motél (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔) motel love hotel; no-tell motel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== otel ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “motel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Turkish == === Noun === motel (definite accusative moteli, plural moteller) motel ==== Declension ====