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pa·ra·dor
/
ˈpær
əˌdɔr;
Spanish
ˌpɑ
rɑˈðɔr
/
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[
par
-
uh
-dawr;
Spanish
pah-
r
ah-
th
aw
r
]
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noun,
plural
pa·ra·dors
Spanish
,
pa·ra·do·res
/
-ˈðɔ
rɛs
/
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[
-
th
aw
-
r
es
]
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.
a government-sponsored inn in Spain, usually in a scenic or historic area, that offers lodging and meals at reasonable prices.
Origin:
1835–45;
<
Spanish:
wayside inn, hostelry, equivalent to
par
(
ar
) to stop (see
parade
) +
-ador
-ator
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parador
(ˈpærədɔː,
Spanish
ˈparaðor)
—
n
,
pl
-dors
,
-dores
a state-run hotel in Spain
[Spanish]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Parador
is always a great word to know.
So is
quincunx
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bezoar
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gobo
. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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