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masculine

/mɔ.tɛl/

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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

Gendermasculine
Pluralmotels

Examples

au .

We are spending the night in a motel by the roadside.

' .

The motel was not very clean.

.

American motels are cheaper.

.

He left his car outside the motel.

l'.

She has worked at a motel since the summer.

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This word is part of lesson 56.