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pousada

American  
[poh-sah-duh, poh-sah-duh] / poʊˈsɑ də, poʊˈsɑ də /

noun

plural

pousadas

  1. a government-operated inn in Portugal.

Etymology

Origin of pousada

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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Over coffee at his base in the old Portuguese pousada in the beautiful mountain village of Maubisse, 45 km from the capital, Reinado remains confident.

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