paseo

American  

[pah-sey-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

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. )

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

All wear the most gorgeous colors, and go from point to point on the plazas and paseos, asking for donations from every one they meet.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou

The streets, even about the paseos, are so impregnated with filth, here and there, as to be sickening to the senses of the passer-by.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou

These paseos are admirably ornamented on either side by a continuous line of laurel trees whose thick foliage gives admirable shade.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou

The carnival was not very gay, with the exception of a few public masked balls and very brilliant paseos.

From Life in Mexico by Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis) Calderón de la Barca