posada
Americannoun
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posadas
plural
noun
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Etymology
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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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 ill-fated Christmas party, known as a posada, was organized by a group of young people, many of whom had known one another for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
“That really changed the the understanding of how deeply embedded migrants are in community,” said Jennifer Piper of American Friends Service Committee, which organized the posada celebration.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
Bill and I got down and went into the posada.
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
Intemperance is little seen outside the large cities, but gambling and quarreling are ever rampant among the class who frequent these posadas.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou
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