Polyglot Dictionary

huésped

/ˈwespeð/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
huéspedes

Meaning

  1. guest

    Also the biological term "host" (as in a host organism for a parasite), a technical sense distinct from a hotel guest.

    • El huésped llegó al hotel.

      The guest arrived at the hotel.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

invitado

huésped specifically means a guest staying overnight, like a hotel guest or houseguest; invitado is more general, an invited guest, like at a party.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

convidado

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

Portuguese

hóspede

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

Practice

1 What does huésped mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ llegó al hotel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches huésped?

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