[poh-sah-duh; Sp. paw-sah-th
ah] 
noun, plural -das [-duhz; Sp. -thahs] .| (in some Spanish-speaking countries) a government-operated or -approved inn offering moderately priced rooms to tourists, esp. in a historic area. |
| po·sa·da (pō-sä'də, -dä) n. A Christmas festival originating in Latin America that dramatizes the search of Joseph and Mary for lodging. [American Spanish, from Spanish, lodging, from posar, to lodge, rest, from Late Latin pausāre, to rest, from Latin pausa, pause; see pause.] |
