parador

[ par-uh-dawr; Spanish pah-rah-thawr ]

noun

, plural pa·ra·dors; Spanish pa·ra·do·res [pah-, r, ah-, thaw, -, r, es].

1. a government-sponsored inn in Spain, usually in a scenic or historic area, that offers lodging and meals at reasonable prices.

parador

/ ˈpærədɔː; ˈparaðor /

noun

1. a state-run hotel in Spain

Word History and Origins

Origin of parador¹

1835–45; < Spanish: wayside inn, hostelry, equivalent to par ( ar ) to stop ( parade ) + -ador -ator

Word History and Origins

Origin of parador¹

Spanish

Example Sentences

It was an evening in late January, and Raquel Mendieta was dining at the Parador, the 12th-century monastery-turned-hotel where she was staying while she installed artwork for a new survey of Ana Mendieta, the famous Cuban-born performance artist — and Ms. Mendieta’s maternal aunt — at a nearby museum.

From New York Times

El parador Jake McQuaide, el Ram más veterano, es un agente libre sin restricciones.

From Los Angeles Times

That would be “Moon Over Parador,” a comedy with Richard Dreyfuss impersonating the dictator of a fake South American country.

From New York Times

Still, it’s remarkable to go from something as mopey as “Tenet” to “Moon Over Parador” — to go back to all of 1988, really — and notice how loud and unpleasant and unapologetically cranky everybody was, even the cartoon characters.

From New York Times

We stayed in a parador in Mérida that had been a convent in the eighteenth century.

From The New Yorker