alfòndec
Catalan
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الْفُنْدُق, from Arabic ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn, hotel”), from Ancient Greek. Doublet of fonda.
Pronunciation
Noun
alfòndec m (plural alfòndecs)
- (historical) caravanserai
- (historical) grain store
- Synonym: almodí
Further reading
- “alfòndec”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007