hostaje
Spanish, noun/osˈtaxe/
hostaje is spelled H-O-S-T-A-J-E (7 letters). Hostaje is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hostage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona retenida en contra de su voluntad por otros, normalmente para utilizarla como moneda de cambio por…”.
What does hostaje mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineobsoletehostage
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona retenida en contra de su voluntad por otros, normalmente para utilizarla como moneda de cambio por otra cosa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hostaje
- hostajes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hostaje?
- /osˈtaxe/
- [osˈt̪a.xe]
- [osˈt̪axe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.