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rondo

/ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
ron-do
IPA
/ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.

Countable

noun

A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy.

Countable

noun

A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others.

Countable

noun

A game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other smaller group tries to take possession of the ball.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A gambling game played with small balls on a table.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian rondò, itself an unadapted borrowing of French rondeau. Doublet of rondeau; see there for further etymology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

rondos (plural)

Synonyms

rondeau

Homonyms

rondeau

Rhymes With

condo rondeau

Questions

How do you pronounce rondo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/.
What does rondo mean?
A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
Where does rondo come from?
It is traced to French.

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