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Etymology
From hoste (“host”) + -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
hostessa f (plural hostesses)
- female equivalent of hoste
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English hostess.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔsˈtɛs.sa/
- Rhymes: -ɛssa
- Syllabification: hos‧tes‧sa
Noun
hostessa f (male equivalent host)
- female equivalent of host (“hostess, promotional model”) (person hired to greet customers and guests of a store, hotel, or institution, and advertise goods or provide assistance, giving the necessary information or pointing the way)
Declension
Further reading
- hostessa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hostessa in Polish dictionaries at PWN