noun
fonda
noun
1
A small inn or informal restaurant found in Spanish-speaking countries.
"We stopped for lunch at a fonda just off the plaza."
How to Use Fonda
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA modest, family-run inn or eatery, common in Spain and Latin America.
Word Forms
fondas plural
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Etymology
From Spanish fonda, traced back through Arabic funduq ("inn") to an ancient Greek word for a guesthouse.