paseo

[ pah-sey-oh; Spanish pah-se-aw ]

noun

, plural pa·se·os [pah-, sey, -ohz, pah-, se, -aws].

1. (especially in Spanish-speaking countries)
   1. a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
   2. a public place or path designed for walking; promenade.
   3. a usually tree-lined thoroughfare; avenue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of paseo¹

First recorded in 1825–35; borrowed from Spanish: noun derivative of the verb pasear “take a walk,” itself a derivative of pasar “to come past, go past,” from an assumed Vulgar Latin verb passāre “to pass, go on, extend,” from Latin passus, the past participle of pandere; pace ¹( def )

Example Sentences

One girl described a paseo de olla, a hike in Colombia in which members each bring a different ingredient to contribute to a cookout of a big communal stew.

From Los Angeles Times

Each of the 57 modules is a one-bedroom unit, and one of the bordering streets is being turned into a paseo — a public pedestrian thoroughfare with landscaping that will help clean the air.

From New York Times

She admitted falling for a man whose embrace she had never known, who lived his days in what he called ‘paseo de la muerte.’

From Los Angeles Times

Outside the paseo was going in under the arcade.

From Literature

More than a week later, his creations dot a brick wall beneath the entrance to a pedestrian paseo above Valencia High.

From Los Angeles Times