Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

military hotel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: mil-i-tary ho-tel
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A restaurant serving non-vegetarian food.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"11 Gajendra Vilas Hindu Military Hotel, Alps Restaurant, Mount Road."
"Mutton or chicken curries and various other non-vegetarian dishes are served in the Moslem restaurants and in those labelled in English "Military Hotel.""
"The Star of India, as the board outside proclaimed, was a "military hotel"; in other words, it served meat, which my grandmother did not. "I am thinking you might be missing it," Charlis said, ushering me to a chair."

Etymology

Shortened from earlier Hindu military hotel, named so because they originally catered to Hindu non-vegetarians of the military. Piecewise doublet of military hospital.

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

military hotels (plural)

Questions

What does military hotel mean?: A restaurant serving non-vegetarian food.
Where does military hotel come from?: Shortened from earlier Hindu military hotel, named so because they originally catered to Hindu non-vegetarians of the military. Piecewise doublet of military hospital.

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