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hostesse

Pronunciation: /ˌɔːˈstɛs(ə)/

“hostesse” is a Middle English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. hostess (woman hosting visitors at home)
  2. hostess (female innkeeper)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French ostesse; by surface analysis, hoste (“host”) + -esse (“-ess”).

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