Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posada

/poʊsˈɑdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: posa-da
IPA: /poʊsˈɑdə/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Mexican Christmas procession.

noun

An inn in Spanish-speaking regions.

name

Example Sentences

"They make a posada for the kids over there."

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish posar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Spanish -ada Spanish posadabor. English posada Borrowed from Spanish posada.

Inflected Forms

posadas (plural)

Rhymes With

nevada granada armada okada radha wada estrada yamada rada intifada tada yadda

Questions

How do you pronounce posada?: The recorded pronunciation is /poʊsˈɑdə/.
What does posada mean?: A traditional Mexican Christmas procession.
Where does posada come from?: Etymology tree Spanish posar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Spanish -ada Spanish posadabor. English posada Borrowed from Spanish posada.

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