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.

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