huésped

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hospitem, accusative singular of hospes, from Proto-Italic *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, possibly corresponding to a Proto-Indo-European root *gʰost(i)potis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. See also hueste.

Noun

huésped m (plural huéspedes, feminine huéspeda, feminine plural huéspedas)

  1. guest
  2. lodger
  3. (biology) host (cell or organism which harbors another organism)

Synonyms

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