Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Blend of boat + hotel. First attested in the early 1950s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 水上旅館 /水上旅馆
- 水上旅館 /水上旅馆 (shuǐshàng lǚguǎn)a ship used as a hotel
Czech botel
- botela ship used as a hotel
Japanese ボーテル
- ボーテル (bōteru)a ship used as a hotel
Russian боте́ль
- боте́ль (botɛ́lʹ)a ship used as a hotel
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with boatel
wellhotellsellcelltelleldelpersonneldellNFLshellfellexcelMichellegeldlmotelspellsmellrebelbellemelmichel
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Cite this entry
APA
boatel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boatel
MLA
“boatel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boatel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boatel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boatel.
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