hotel Camarena

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Spanish

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Etymology

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A word play joining cama (bed) + arena (sand), which sounds like Spanish surname Camarena (having an unrelated origin), referring to sleep in the beach sand, because of a low budget travel to the beach (originally from Mexico City to Acapulco).

Phrase

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hotel Camarena

  1. (humorous, Mexico) the beach sand, used as a bed to sleep, or spend the night in a reunion, get-together, meeting, etc.

Usage notes

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  • Usually denotes no paying hotel services.