parador
noun
pa·ra·dor ˌpä-rä-ˈt͟hȯr 
plural paradores ˌpä-ˈt͟hȯr-ās or paradors
or paradors : a usually government-operated hostelry found especially in Spain
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That is, to become a parador in Puerto Rico, a property must adhere to four main requirements. 
Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2022 Also known as Hostal dos Reis Católicos, this famous Spanish parador began as a hospital in 1499 to give refuge to the many pilgrims coming into Santiago Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2022 Also known as Hostal dos Reis Católicos, this famous Spanish parador began as a hospital in 1499 to give refuge to the many pilgrims coming into Santiago Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Spanish, inn, from parar to stop, lodge for the night, from Latin parare to prepare — more at pare
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
- order paper
- order pro confesso
- order up
- order-in-council
- orderable
- orderboard
- ordered
- ordered about
- ordered lattice
- orderer
- orderers
- ordering
- ordering about
- orderings
- orderless
- orderlier
- orderlies
- orderliest
- orderliness
- orderlinesses
- orderly
- orderly book
- orderly officer
- orderly room
- orderly sergeant