foyer

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish hogar (“home”).

1. A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

   “We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the play to start.”

   “Now it's big black cars and Riviera views / And your lover in the foyer doesn't even know you / And your secrets end up splashed on the news front page”

2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
3. A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.