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pousada

English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese pousada.

Noun

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pousada (plural pousadas)

  1. a Portuguese inn
    • 2007 July 22, “Letters to the Editor”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      This pousada has several rooms that are a short hike from the main building, which is perched above the vineyards.

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pousada, from pousar (“to rest”) + -ada, from Latin pausāre, from pausō (“I halt”). Cognate with Portuguese pousada and Spanish posada.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pousada f (plural pousadas)

  1. inn; lodging
    Synonyms: albergue, hospedaxe
    • 1408, José-Luis Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 320:
      E quando e cada que y chegar o prior et freyres do dicto moesterio darlles pousada e cama e sal e fogo e agoa
      And when and every time the prior and friars of the aforementioned Abby go there, you will give them lodging and bed and salt and fire and water
  2. (archaic) dwelling, residence
    • 1385, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 246:
      Outrosí, fazedes prender os notarios e tomarlles e roubarlles quanto teen nas pousadas e tomarlles as escrituras e priualos dos ofiçios.
      Ana also, you make them imprison the notaries, and to take and rob everything that they have in their residences and to take their charters and to deprive them of their offices
  3. (archaic) seat, sitting place
  4. shelf, corbel
  5. a group of four sheaves of wheat, rye, etc
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References

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  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pousada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pousada”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “pousada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pousada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pousada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pousada, from pousar (“to rest”) + -ada, from Latin pausāre (“to halt”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po(w)ˈza.dɐ/ [po(ʊ̯)ˈza.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /po(w)ˈza.da/ [po(ʊ̯)ˈza.da]
 

  • Hyphenation: pou‧sa‧da

Noun

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pousada f (plural pousadas)

  1. inn (establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink)
    Synonyms: albergue, estalagem, hospedaria
  2. stay (period of time spent in a place)
    Synonyms: estada, estadia, permanência
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Descendants

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  • → English: pousada

Participle

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pousada f sg

  1. feminine singular of pousado
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