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/mɔ.tɛl/
Translation
motel
Word origin
Borrowed from English 'motel', a blend of 'motor' and 'hotel' coined in California in the 1920s.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- motor + hotel
- English cognates
- motel
Grammar
Examples
au .
We are spending the night in a motel by the roadside.
' .
The motel was not very clean.
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American motels are cheaper.
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He left his car outside the motel.
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She has worked at a motel since the summer.
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