ラブホテル

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Japanese

 ラブホテル on Japanese Wikipedia

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

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