parador

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Definition of parador in English English dictionary

{i} hotel or tourist inn located in historic sites in Spain which is owned and managed by the government; hotel or resort in Latin America which is privately owned or managed; hotel that has been transformed from an historic building (such as a castle, convent, monastery etc.)

Turkish pronunciation

perıdôr

Pronunciation

/ˈperəˌdôr/ /ˈpɛrəˌdɔːr/

Etymology

[ "pä-rä-'[th]o ] (noun.) 1845. Spanish, inn, from parar to stop, lodge for the night, from Latin parare to prepare; more at PARE.