pousada

/powˈzadɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as pousadas

Meaning

  1. inn

    • Ficamos numa pousada.

      We stayed at an inn.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

estalagem

estalagem is more traditional or old-fashioned; pousada is more modern, also a specific Brazilian heritage hotel program — both mean "inn."

Similar in other languages

German

Gasthaus

Gasthaus is the German word for the same thing — both mean "inn."

German

Gasthof

Gasthof is the German word for the same thing — both mean "inn."

German

Wirtshaus

Wirtshaus is the German word for the same thing — both mean "inn."

Practice

1 What does pousada mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ficamos numa ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pousada?

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