Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fonda

/fˈɑndə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: fon-da
IPA: /fˈɑndə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.

name

name

A city in Iowa.

name

A village, the county seat of Montgomery County, New York.

Example Sentences

"Nothing was ever stolen in the Hotel Montana. In other fondas, yes. Not here."

Etymology

From Spanish fonda, from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn, hotel; manor”), from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all, every”) + the combining form of δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to receive”) + -εῖον (-eîon, “-ium: forming building names”). Doublet of fonduk and fondaco.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: fonda, فُنْدُق, πανδοκεῖον

Inflected Forms

fondas (plural)

Rhymes With

rwanda wanda anaconda yolanda rhonda ronda luanda tonawanda randa golconda gonda monda

Questions

How do you pronounce fonda?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɑndə/.
What does fonda mean?: An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
Where does fonda come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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