posada

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noun

A traditional Mexican Christmas procession.

OriginSpanish posada →
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Meanings

posada1

nounposada (plural posadas)

plural posadas

  1. A traditional Mexican Christmas procession.

    They make a posada for the kids over there.

    2008 December 24, Judith Lerner, “A chef's menu stirs Christmas memories”, in Berkshire Eagle, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016
  2. An inn in Spanish-speaking regions.

Posada2

proper nounPosada (plural Posadas)

plural Posadas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Spanishposar
  2. Spanishposada
  3. Englishposada

Borrowed from Spanish posada.

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Cite this entry
APA

posada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posada

MLA

“posada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posada. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posada.

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