getent-hosts

$ grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf 
hosts:          files dns

$ grep hosty.products /etc/hosts
127.1.1.1	hosty.products.site.org hosty.products

$ strace -e open,connect getent hosts hosty.products
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/etc/resolv.conf", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/etc/resolv.conf", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
connect(3, {sa_family=AF_FILE, path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
connect(3, {sa_family=AF_FILE, path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_files.so.2", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/etc/host.conf", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/etc/hosts", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC)  = 3
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_dns.so.2", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
open("/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libresolv.so.2", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
connect(3, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(53), sin_addr=inet_addr("172.31.69.1")}, 16) = 0
connect(3, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(53), sin_addr=inet_addr("172.31.69.1")}, 16) = 0
connect(3, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(53), sin_addr=inet_addr("172.31.69.1")}, 16) = 0
connect(3, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(53), sin_addr=inet_addr("172.31.69.1")}, 16) = 0
connect(3, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(53), sin_addr=inet_addr("172.31.69.1")}, 16) = 0
open("/etc/hosts", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC)  = 3
127.1.1.1       hosty.products.site.org hosty.products