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pa⋅ra⋅dor

[par-uh-dawr; Sp. pah-rah-thawr]
–noun, plural -dors, Spanish. -do⋅res [-thaw-res] .
a government-sponsored inn in Spain, usually in a scenic or historic area, that offers lodging and meals at reasonable prices.

Origin:
1835–45; < Sp: wayside inn, hostelry, equiv. to par(ar) to stop (see parade ) + -ador -ator
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par·a·dor   (pār'ə-dôr', pä'rä-thôr', -dôr')   
n.   pl. par·a·dors or par·a·dor·es (-thō'rěs, -dō'-)
A government-run country hotel in Spain or Latin America.

[Spanish, from parar, to stop, from Latin parāre, to prepare; see parade.]
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