pousada
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pousada
1930–35; < Portuguese: inn, lodging, equivalent to pous ( ar ) to rest, halt (< Late Latin pausāre; cf. pose 1) + -ada, feminine of -ado -ate 1; cf. posada
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Over coffee at his base in the old Portuguese pousada in the beautiful mountain village of Maubisse, 45 km from the capital, Reinado remains confident.
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