hostal

/osˈtal/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los hostales

Meaning

  1. hostel

    • Reservamos un hostal.

      We booked a hostel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

albergue

hostal is more like a budget guesthouse or small hotel; albergue often refers to a hostel or shelter, like a youth hostel or refugee shelter — a slightly different connotation.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

albergue

albergue is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hostel."

Portuguese

hostel

hostel is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hostel."

Practice

1 What does hostal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Reservamos un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hostal?

noun

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