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parador|ˈpærədɔə(r)|
Pl. paradores.
[Sp. parador inn, hostel.]
Formerly an inn or hotel in Spain, now used as the name of a chain of hotels owned and administered by the Spanish government. Also attrib.
1845R. Ford Hand-bk. for Travellers Spain II. 569/1 La de Navarra, near the Pla. Mayor, is but a mere parador. 1927C. Connolly Let. 13 Feb. in Romantic Friendship (1975) 257 Roach I feel was..at home in the straw strewn venta or the noisy parador. 1960News Chron. 10 Mar. 8/6 Castles in Spain have become paradores, Government run hotels. 1966Vogue Nov. 182/3 Gran Canaria..here the broad terrace of a government parador looks out across a contorted volcanic landscape. 1973Country Life 22 Nov. 1688/1 The needs of tourists can provide new functions..for historic buildings. Examples are the parador hotels in Spain. |