hotel
Pronunciation: /həʊˈtɛl, əʊ-/
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Definition of hotel
noun
Origin:
mid 18th century: from French hôtel, from Old French hostel (see hostel)
The normal pronunciation of hotel sounds the h-, which means that the preceding indefinite article is a. However, the older pronunciation without the h- is still occasionally heard, and leads to the preceding indefinite article being an rather than a. For a discussion of this, see an (usage).