单词 | posada |
释义 | posadan. 1. In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: an inn or place of accommodation for travellers. Cf. pousada n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > inn guest housec1000 innc1230 hostry1377 host1382 harbergeryc1384 hostelc1384 hostelryc1386 harbergagea1400 hostelar1424 hostagec1440 innsc1550 host-house1570 fondaco1599 change1609 auberge1615 sporting house1615 albergo1617 rancho1648 change-housea1653 posada1652 public house1655 inn-house1677 funduq1684 locanda1770 fonda1777 livery tavern1787 roadhouse1806 meson1817 tambo1830 gasthaus1834 estalagem1835 caravanserai1848 temperance inna1849 sala1871 bush-inn1881 ryokan1914 B & B1918 pousada1949 minshuku1970 1652 L. Chambers Let. 27 Mar. in Coll. State Papers (1742) I. 202 When they came to Madrid, they brought them to a common posada or inn. 1763 Court & City Mag. Apr. 192/2 The inside of a Spanish posada (or inn) for the night. 1789 Ld. Auckland Jrnl. 9 June (1861) II. 191 Our mule-drivers were wicked enough to carry us to an execrable posada. 1841 Fraser's Mag. June 710/1 If he has dined at an inn or restaurant, gasthaus, posada, albergo, or what not, [he] invariably inserts into his log-book the bill of fare. 1891 B. Harte First Family Tasajara 102 There were some Mexicans lounging about the posada. 1931 P. Guedalla Duke iv. vii. 236 An obliging innkeeper rode twenty miles to tell him that Clausel was safely lodged in his posada. 1950 G. Brenan Face of Spain iv. 95 I had not reached the posada till after midnight. 1985 J. A. Michener Texas v. 302 The informal inn had both a good reputation and a bad one... Travelers as far away as Nacogdoches and Béxar said this of the posada west of Victoria. 2. In Mexico or in Mexican communities elsewhere: (each of) a series of processions or visits paid to friends during the nine days before Christmas, representing Mary and Joseph's search for a lodging in Bethlehem. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > pre-Christmas journey > [noun] posada1871 1871 Two Republics (Mexico City) 23 Dec. 3/1 The report that the Governor has levied a contribution upon every person who gives a posada at his house during the Christmas holidays. 1887 F. C. Gooch Face to Face with Mexicans viii. 264 The breaking of the piñate is the chief sport of the posada. 1930 R. Redfield Tepoztlan vi. 128 In many houses..the nine posadas are celebrated as they are celebrated all over Mexico. 1959 Listener 24 Dec. 1105/1 The posadas are supposed to represent the vain search of Mary and Joseph to find a lodging in Bethlehem. 1994 Midwest Home & Design Winter 34/2 The Mexican Posada commemorates the ‘journey of Mary and Joseph and their search for an inn near Bethlehem’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1652 |
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