motel

Etymology

A motel sign

Blend of motor +‎ hotel, from the original Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo in California, USA, established in 1925 by Arthur Heineman (1878–1974).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /moʊˈtɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: mo‧tel

Noun

motel (plural motels)

1. (also attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.
2. (Philippines) A low-cost short-stay hotel known for hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel.

Further reading

• motel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• metol

Noun

motel

1. stammerer

Noun

motel m

1. motel

Further reading

• motel in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
• motel in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.tɛl/

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Noun

motel m inan

1. motel

Pronunciation

• (General Brazilian) Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

motel m (plural motéis)

1. love hotel (short-stay hotel for sex)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǒteːl/
• Hyphenation: mo‧tel

Noun

mòtēl m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀те̄л)

1. motel

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -el

Noun

motel m (plural moteles)

1. motel
2. (Mexico) brothel, whorehouse

Noun

motel (definite accusative moteli, plural moteller)

1. motel