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pousada

[ poh-sah-duhPortuguese poh-sah-duh ]

noun

, plural pou·sa·das [poh-, sah, -d, uh, z, poh-, sah, -d, uh, sh].
  1. a government-operated inn in Portugal.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pousada1

1930–35; < Portuguese: inn, lodging, equivalent to pous ( ar ) to rest, halt (< Late Latin pausāre; pose 1 ) + -ada, feminine of -ado -ate 1; posada

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