mesón

/meˈson/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
mesones

Meaning

  1. inn

    • Cenamos en un mesón.

      We dined at an inn.

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

hostería

hostería is a nicer, more upscale or touristic inn; mesón is a rustic tavern-inn that also serves food.

posada

mesón leans toward a traditional tavern-inn that also serves food; posada is a more basic lodging house — both mean "inn."

Similar in other languages

English

lodge

Close — an inn relates to a lodge.

Practice

1 What does mesón mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cenamos en un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mesón?

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