hotel Camarena

Spanish

Etymology

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

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

• Usually denotes no paying hotel services.