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paseo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P AA0 S EY1 OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A public path or avenue designed for walking, sometimes for dining or recreation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a path set aside for walking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: walk, walkway

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: path

Narrower terms: ambulatory, boardwalk, catwalk, flagging, promenade, mall, sidewalk, pavement, skywalk

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish paso Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish paseardeverb. Spanish paseobor. English paseo Borrowed from Spanish paseo.