hospitalidad
/ospitaliˈdad/ · B2 · noun · f
cordial reception
🏠🤝 hospitalidad = hospital + dad: a welcoming host who takes you in and cares for you
Comes from Latin hospitalitas, from hospes, meaning host or guest. The same root gives hospital, originally a place that received travelers and the sick. The ending -dad matches English -ity, so hospitalidad is hospitality.