anfitrión

/anfiˈtɾjon/ · B1 · noun · m

host

anfitrión — host

🏠🍽️ From Amphitryon, the mythic king whose dinner made his name mean host

In Molière's play Amphitryon, Zeus disguises himself as King Amphitryon. A famous line says the real Amphitryon is the one who serves the dinner, so the name came to mean host. Spanish shortened it to anfitrión.

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