[1930–35; ‹ Pg: inn, lodging, equiv. to pous(ar) to rest, halt (‹ LL pausāre; cf. pose1) + -ada, fem. of -ado -ate1; cf. posada]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boondoggle, cloverleaf, kickback, preset, video