officetel

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/ˌɒfɪsˈtɛl/

noun

a multi-purpose building in Korea with both residential and commercial units

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounofficetel (countable and uncountable, plural officetels)

plural officetels

  1. South Koreacountableuncountablea multi-purpose building in Korea with both residential and commercial units

Origin

  1. Englishoffice
  2. Korean오피스텔
  3. Englishofficetel

Borrowed from Korean 오피스텔 (opiseutel), a pseudo-anglicism from English office + hotel.

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Translations

Japanese オフィステル
  • オフィステル (ofisuteru)(South Korea) a multi-purpose building with residential and commercial units
Korean 오피스텔
  • 오피스텔 (opiseutel)(South Korea) a multi-purpose building with residential and commercial units
Russian офисте́ль
  • офисте́ль (ofistɛ́lʹ)(South Korea) a multi-purpose building with residential and commercial units
Cite this entry
APA

officetel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officetel

MLA

“officetel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officetel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “officetel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officetel.

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