fonda en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
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An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
Nothing was ever stolen in the Hotel Montana. In other fondas, yes. Not here.
1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Folio Society, published 2008, page 271:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fondas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |