Hostel

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’stÉ™l

Origin

Middle English, from Old English reinforced by Old French (h)ostel, from Late Latin hospitale ("hospice"), from Classical Latin hospitalis ("hospitable") itself from hospes ("host") + -alis ("-al").

Noun

1. A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel
2. (not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food
3. (obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• hosteler, hosteller
• hostelry

Related terms

• host
• hostler
• hotel

Anagrams

• helots, hotels, Lhotse, loseth, tholes