posada
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of posada
1755–65; < Spanish: inn, lodging, dwelling, equivalent to pos ( ar ) to lodge, rest (< Late Latin pausāre; see pose 1) + -ada, feminine of -ado -ate 1
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The posada was a moment of hope and happiness amid turmoil, and a reminder that not all law enforcement officers see immigration status as a measure of worth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
Undocumented families filled the street for a posada, a Latin American Christmas tradition akin to a roving block party, with music, food and an increasingly rare sense of safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
On the road rising to the Pyrenees, we stop at a posada, a roadside inn where strings of chorizo and peppers hang like wind chimes above the bar.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
The Xochimilco resident and his relatives had the honor of hosting the Niñopa in their home for this year’s 6th posada and held a celebration for it, a common occurrence during Posadas season.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
The bus stopped in front of a posada and many of the passengers got down, and a lot of the baggage was unstrapped from the roof from under the big tarpaulins and lifted down.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Socialites have formed private “monkey clubs,” gathering for extravagant Christmas posadas and pool parties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
She has attended these posadas since she was a kid.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
The Xochimilco posadas last several hours longer than most, and start at 8 a.m. when the host family picks up the Niñopa from its stewards.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
State housing officials at the Provincial Housing Company of Havana say the new network of five posadas will be highly lucrative and will help people struggling with Havana's overcrowded and scarce housing.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2017
"You must be greatly in want of some refreshment, for the wretched posadas on the road cannot have offered you any thing eatable."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various
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