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Telo
/ˈtelo/ · noun · vulgar
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Telo In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
A Lunfardo vesre coinage from 1900s Buenos Aires, recorded by the Academia Portena del Lunfardo; 'hotel' reversed yields 'telo', a euphemism for the city's short-stay hotels (also called 'albergues transitorios').
Variants
albergue transitorio
People Also Ask
What does telo mean?
It means a by-the-hour love hotel used for sexual encounters.
Why is it called telo?
It's 'hotel' reversed through vesre, with the silent h dropped.
Is telo a vulgar word?
It's informal and sexual in connotation, so it reads as a bit crude depending on company.
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