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Word 1 of 3: hotel

/oˈtɛl/
hotel

nounA building where you pay to sleep when you're traveling.

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The h is silent and the stress falls on the second syllable: o-tèl, with an open e.

  1. 1Ho prenotato un hotel vicino alla stazione centrale.I booked a hotel near the central station.