hov ‧ el /ˈhɒv ə l $ ˈhʌ-, ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Low German ]
a small dirty place where someone lives, especially a very poor person
hov ‧ el /ˈhɒv ə l $ ˈhʌ-, ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Low German ]
a small dirty place where someone lives, especially a very poor person
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012