n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pä-rä- ' th o ̇ r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pa · ra · dor · es \ - ' th o ̇ r- ā s \ or paradors
Etymology: Spanish, inn, from parar to stop, lodge for the night, from Latin parare to prepare ― more at PARE
Date: 1845
: a usually government-operated hostelry found especially in Spain