fonda

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)
  2. noun United States film actor (1905-1982)

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.

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Synonyms

Jane Fonda

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