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Definition of paseo in English: paseonounPlural paseos paˈseɪəʊpəˈsāō (in Spain or Spanish-speaking parts of the south-western US) a leisurely walk or stroll, especially one taken in the evening in which young people may socialize with each other. Example sentencesExamples - Besides sitting still, the only other vital Madrid pastime is the paseo, the evening city stroll.
- It seemed so quintessentially Spanish; the country of the paseo, the promenade, has an instinctively social culture, and its faith in public solidarity has proved vibrant at the very point of most threat.
Synonyms walk, stroll, saunter, turn, wander, amble, breather, airing, ramble, hike
OriginSpanish, literally 'step'. Definition of paseo in US English: paseonounpəˈsāō 1(in Spain or Spanish-speaking parts of the southwestern US) a leisurely walk or stroll, especially one taken in the evening in which young people may socialize with each other. Example sentencesExamples - It seemed so quintessentially Spanish; the country of the paseo, the promenade, has an instinctively social culture, and its faith in public solidarity has proved vibrant at the very point of most threat.
- Besides sitting still, the only other vital Madrid pastime is the paseo, the evening city stroll.
Synonyms walk, stroll, saunter, turn, wander, amble, breather, airing, ramble, hike - 1.1 A parade of bullfighters into the arena at the beginning of a bullfight.
- 1.2US A plaza or walkway for strolling.
Example sentencesExamples - Paseos can be wide and the premiere destination for city life, or they can be narrow and offer intimate dining.
- At night its wide, sweeping paseos are filled with locals taking their evening walk before heading for something to eat.
- The paseo is busy in the early morning with elderly swimmers, at lunchtime with office workers and late at night with African women sitting in circles like daubs of luminous paint.
OriginSpanish, literally ‘step’. |