posada

[ poh-sah-duh; Spanish paw-sah-thah ]

noun

, plural po·sa·das [poh-, sah, -d, uh, z, paw-, sah, -, th, ahs].

1. (in some Spanish-speaking countries) a government-operated or -approved inn offering moderately priced rooms to tourists, especially in a historic area.

posada

/ poˈsaða /

noun

1. an inn in a Spanish-speaking country

Word History and Origins

Origin of posada¹

1755–65; < Spanish: inn, lodging, dwelling, equivalent to pos ( ar ) to lodge, rest (< Late Latin pausāre; pose ¹ ) + -ada, feminine of -ado -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of posada¹

literally: place for stopping

Example Sentences

Posada used the skeleton as a way of talking about politics, commenting on life.

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It is tempting to think that Posada would be proud of how far his calavera images have traveled.

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“We are going to do what we need to do to be here for our patients,” says Posada.

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Rivera and Jeter are certain Hall of Famers while Pettitte and Posada will get some consideration.

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Most of these good people had passed the night in the stables of the posada.

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Towards night he reaches some small village where he seeks the rude posada.

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Accursed gypsy, how dare you enter this posada and speak before me in that speech?

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The streets were filthy—so were the houses, and especially the posada.

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We went to a posada in the suburbs, the only one, indeed, which the place afforded.

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