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Paseo Pah Say Oh Noun Leisurely Stroll Place Path Designed

Paseo refers to a leisurely stroll, a path designed for walking, or a street/boulevard. The word comes from Spanish, meaning "to stroll."

Paseo bezeichnet einen gemütlichen Spaziergang, einen Weg zum Spazierengehen oder eine Straße/Boulevard. Das Wort stammt aus dem Spanischen und bedeutet "spazieren gehen".

Front paseo \pah-SAY-oh\
Back noun
1. A leisurely stroll.
2. A place or path designed for walking.
3. A street or boulevard.

[From Spanish pasear (to take a stroll), frequentative of pasar (to go, to pass), from Latin passus (step). Earliest documented use: 1832.]

"The idea was to turn the alleys into beachlike paseos to enchant pedestrians."

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