fonda

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.

fonda (plural fondas)

1. An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
   • 1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Folio Society, published 2008, page 271:

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

• See Thesaurus:lodging place

• NAFOD, danfo

fonda

1. feminine singular of fondu

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfon.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfon.da]

Inherited from Old Catalan fonda, from Old French fonde, from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “hotel, inn”), from Ancient Greek πάνδοκος (pándokos, “innkeeper”). Compare Spanish fonda.

fonda f (plural fondes)

1. fonda, inn

fonda

1. feminine singular of fondo

• “fonda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “fonda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “fonda”, 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

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̃.da/

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• Homophones: fondas, fondât

fonda

1. third-person singular past historic of fonder

• à donf, à fond

Attested since the 13th century. From Latin funda. Doublet of funda. Cognate with Portuguese funda and Spanish honda.

• zondra

• IPA^(key): [ˈfondɐ]

fonda f (plural fondas)

1. sling
   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 47:

     Et desque os moços forõ creçendo, treuellauã et loytauã moytas vezes hũu cõ o outro, et lançauã as pedras cõ as fondas segundo que fazẽ os moços.

     And as the boys were growing up, they played and wrestled together frequently, and threw stones with slings as boys do

2. slingshot

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

fonda

1. feminine singular of fondo

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fonda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fondas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fonda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fonda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fonda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• IPA^(key): /ˈfon.da/
• Rhymes: -onda
• Hyphenation: fón‧da

fonda

1. feminine singular of fondo

fonda f (plural fonde)

1. (nautical) anchorage

   alla fonda ― at anchor

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

fonda

1. inflection of fondare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

fonda

1. inflection of fondere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

fonda f

1. feminine singular of fond

• fondene

fonda n

1. definite plural of fond

fonda n

1. definite plural of fond

From Latin funda (“hand-sling”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhonda/

fonda f (plural fondas)

1. sling, slingshot
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 47r:

     Lidio dd̃ cõ el philiſteo epriſo dd̃ .v. piedras. dela torrient. emetiolas en ſue talega epuſola una enla fonda e diol enla fruente ematol. e vino a el etomo el eſpada. de golias. etaiol la cabeça. el eſpada ela cabeça aduxola aieruſalem.

     David fought the Philistine. And David took five stones from the stream and put them in his pouch. And he put one in his sling and struck him in the forehead and killed him. And he approached him and took Goliath's sword and cut off his head. And the sword and the head he brought to Jerusalem.

• Spanish: honda

Borrowed from French fonder.

a fonda (third-person singular present fondează, past participle fondat) 1st conjugation

1. to found, to establish

Borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfonda/ [ˈfõn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -onda
• Syllabification: fon‧da

fonda f (plural fondas)

1. small, inexpensive restaurant
2. boarding house, inn, or tavern providing lodging and meals

   Synonym: posada

3. stall or canteen where food and drinks are served

• → English: fonda

• “fonda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024