hostessa

From hoste (“host”) +‎ -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [usˈtɛ.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [osˈtə.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [osˈte.sa]
• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Hyphenation: hos‧tes‧sa

hostessa f (plural hostesses)

1. female equivalent of hoste

Borrowed from English hostess.

• IPA^(key): /xɔsˈtɛs.sa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛssa
• Syllabification: hos‧tes‧sa

hostessa f (male equivalent host)

1. 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)

• hostessa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hostessa in Polish dictionaries at PWN