rotonde

English

Etymology

From French rotonde.

Noun

rotonde (plural rotondes)

  1. (historical) A ruff worn during the beginning of the 17th century; a cope.

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • rontonde (misconstruction)

Etymology

Borrowed from French rotonde, from Italian rotonda, from Latin rotondus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roːˈtɔn.də/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ro‧ton‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɔndə

Noun

rotonde f (plural rotondes or rotonden, diminutive rotondetje n)

  1. a roundabout (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) [from ca. 1940]
    Synonyms: rondpunt, verkeersplein
  2. (dated) a rotunda
  3. (obsolete) a sleeveless coat worn by women

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: rotònde

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rotonda, from Latin rotunda, feminine of rotundus. Doublet of rond.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ.tɔ̃d/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

rotonde f (plural rotondes)

  1. (architecture) rotunda

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roˈton.de/
  • Rhymes: -onde
  • Hyphenation: ro‧tón‧de

Adjective

rotonde

  1. feminine plural of rotondo

Noun

rotonde f

  1. plural of rotonda