hostaje

Spanish

Etymology

From Occitan ostatge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /osˈtaxe/ [osˈt̪a.xe]
• Rhymes: -axe
• Syllabification: hos‧ta‧je

Noun

hostaje m (plural hostajes)

1. (obsolete) hostage

   Synonym: rehén

Further reading

• “hostaje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10