Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homestay

/ˈhoʊmˌsteɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
home-s-tay
IPA
/ˈhoʊmˌsteɪ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.

noun

A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From home + stay, nowadays a reborrowing from Japanese ホームステイ (hōmusutei).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ホームステイ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhoʊmˌsteɪ/

Inflected Forms

homestays (plural) home stay (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce homestay?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊmˌsteɪ/.
What does homestay mean?
A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.
Where does homestay come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce homestay

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