horeca

See also: HORECA and HoReCa

Dutch

Etymology

Blend of hotel +‎ restaurant +‎ café.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːreːkaː/

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• Hyphenation: ho‧re‧ca

Noun

horeca m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. the hotel and catering industry

   Horeca en vintage design in de voormalige volkswijk.

   Food and vintage design in former working-class neighbourhood.

Derived terms

• horecabedrijf
• horecagelegenheid

Descendants

• → Indonesian: horeka

French

Etymology

Blend of hôtel +‎ restaurant +‎ café.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /o.ʁe.ka/

Noun

horeca f (uncountable)

1. (Belgium, Luxembourg) the hotel and catering industry

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French horeca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.re.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔreka
• Hyphenation: hò‧re‧ca

Noun

horeca m (uncountable)

1. the hotel and catering industry

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of hotéis +‎ restaurantes +‎ cafés.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈɾɛ.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈɾɛ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈɾɛ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈɾɛ.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: ho‧re‧ca

Noun

horeca m (uncountable)

1. the hotel and catering industry

Further reading

• “horeca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of hotel +‎ restaurante +‎ cafetería.

Noun

horeca m (uncountable)

1. the hotel and catering industry