paseo

American  

[pah-say-oh, pah-se-aw] / pɑˈseɪ oʊ, pɑˈsɛ ɔ /

noun

• paseos
  plural

1. (especially in Spanish-speaking countries)

   1. a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.

   2. a public place or path designed for walking; promenade.

   3. a usually tree-lined thoroughfare; avenue.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• paseos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of paseo

First recorded in 1825–35; borrowed from Spanish: noun derivative of the verb pasear “take a walk,” itself a derivative of pasar “to come past, go past,” from an assumed Vulgar Latin verb passāre “to pass, go on, extend,” from Latin passus, the past participle of pandere; see origin at pace ¹ ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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paseo paseos

The idea of turning it into a pedestrian-only paseo has been floated but rejected by many residents who say it would compound parking problems in the area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

One girl described a paseo de olla, a hike in Colombia in which members each bring a different ingredient to contribute to a cookout of a big communal stew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

Each of the 57 modules is a one-bedroom unit, and one of the bordering streets is being turned into a paseo — a public pedestrian thoroughfare with landscaping that will help clean the air.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

But after they leave, locals push away the postcard racks and come out for their paseo — and the real Toledo emerges.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2017

It was that time of the evening when El Jefe takes his nightly paseo by the seawall.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Shops are also planned directly on Figueroa and Flower, while public paseos will wind through the complex, creating a connection between the two well-known downtown streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2014

It was after Retreta, the trade wind was even more refreshing than customary, and the spirit of Havana, in the parques and paseos and restaurants, was high.

From The Bright Shawl by Joseph Hergesheimer

These hangers-on of the sport are to be seen in the Puerta del Sol of Madrid, and in the paseos and streets of Seville.

From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley

Mirth and gaiety presided at paseos, confidence and frankness at the daily tertulias.

From South America by W. H. (William Henry) Koebel

So will it be in a few years with modernized Madrid, with the life of cafés and paseos and theatres.

From Rosinante to the Road Again by John Dos Passos

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