What does pousada in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word pousada in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pousada in Portuguese.

The word pousada in Portuguese means inn, lodging, hospedaria, estalagem, pousada, pousada, hospedaria, pousada, pousada, dono de pousada, albergue da juventude. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pousada

inn, lodging

hospedaria, estalagem, pousada

noun (hotel)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Fred was delayed and had to stay the night at an inn.

pousada

noun (small guesthouse)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Eu gosto de ficar em uma pousada em vez de um grande hotel.
I like to stay in a bed and breakfast instead of in a big hotel.

hospedaria

noun (boarding house or inn)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
My parents stayed in a nearby guest house while visiting us for three weeks.

pousada

noun (lodging)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ele estava procurando uma pousada para pernoitar.
He was looking for a bed for the night.

pousada

noun (hotel, motel)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
We spent the night at a comfortable lodge.

dono de pousada

noun (UK, historical (owner of a pub or guesthouse)

The innkeeper took my payment and gave me the key to my room.

albergue da juventude

noun (cheap lodging house for young people)

Albergues da juventude são uma boa solução econômica para quem viaja sozinho.
Youth hostels are a good budget solution for single travellers.

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