ラブホテル

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from love +‎ hotel,[1] equivalent to ラブ (rabu) + ホテル (hoteru).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ラブホテル [ràbú hóꜜtèrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠bɯ̟ ho̞te̞ɾɯ̟]

Noun

ラブホテル • (rabu hoteru) 

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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