pousada

[ poh-sah-duh Portuguese poh-sah-duh ]
/ poʊˈsɑ də Portuguese poʊˈsɑ də /

noun, plural pou·sa·das [poh-sah-duh z; Portuguese poh-sah-duh sh] /poʊˈsɑ dəz; Portuguese poʊˈsɑ dəʃ/.

a government-operated inn in Portugal.

Origin of pousada

1930–35; < Portuguese: inn, lodging, equivalent to pous(ar) to rest, halt (< Late Latin pausāre; cf. pose1) + -ada, feminine of -ado -ate1; cf. posada

Words nearby pousada

pouring box, pourparler, pourparty, pourpoint, pourriture noble, pousada, pousse-café, poussette, poussin, pout, pouter