alojamiento

/aloxaˈmjento/ · B2 · noun · m

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🏨🛏️ alojamiento = a + lodge + -miento (the act of lodging)

Alojar comes from a- plus loge, an old Frankish-derived word that also gave English lodge. Add the suffix -miento, which turns a verb into a noun, and you get the result of lodging someone: accommodation.

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