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• fonda
  fonda

  noun

  an inn or restaurant.
• Fonda
  Fonda

  noun

  Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.

fonda

¹ American  

[fawn-dah, fon-duh] / ˈfɔn dɑ, ˈfɒn də /

noun

Spanish.

• fondas
  plural

1. an inn or restaurant.

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Fonda ² American  

[fon-duh] / ˈfɒn də /

noun

1. Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.

2. his daughter Jane, born 1937, U.S. actress.

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Fonda British  

/ ˈfɒndə /

noun

1. Henry . 1905–82, US film actor. His many films include Young Mr Lincoln (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Twelve Angry Men (1957), and On Golden Pond (1981) for which he won an Oscar

2. his daughter Jane . born 1937, US film actress. Her films include Klute (1971) for which she won an Oscar, Julia (1977), The China Syndrome (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), and Old Gringo (1989)

3. her brother, Peter . born 1939, US film actor, who made his name in Easy Rider (1969); later films include Ulee's Gold (1997) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fondas
  plural

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Example Sentences

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fonda Fonda fondas

When DC Corazon opened last year, it had a full-time chef, but when he took his leave just months into the restaurant’s life, Darui went full-on fonda.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022

For many other city dwellers, a favorite fonda becomes a third place, an anchor of community via routine and repetition.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2021

You’ve probably only tasted mole de olla if your mother or grandmother happens to be from Puebla or you’ve had the pleasure of visiting Puebla and eating it in a fonda there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2018

A fonda is like a bistro or trattoria – homey, intimate, a family affair.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2016

There is stabling under the fonda for 500 pack-animals, for Lanjaron in its "season" is an important place, frequented by invalids from far and near.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck

Fittingly, her sold-out “Deep End World Tour” kicked off Sept. 10 in Forks, Wash., in the “Twilight Forever” festival, before she arrives in L.A. to perform at the Fonda on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The movie has its defenders, plus a growing number of celebrity champions, from Jane Fonda to Mandy Patinkin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

But thank you very much, Nebraska, for Fred Astaire, Johnny Carson and Henry Fonda, who, by the way, was born in Grand Island, where Trump made his cracks Monday about California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The channel sometimes features “12 Angry Men,” a longtime Buffett favorite, starring Henry Fonda, another Omaha native.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Intrigued, McKibben agreed to meet her potential employer the next day in the lobby of La Fonda, the nicest hotel in town.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

Taquerias, corner stores and fondas — small, family-run lunch spots — are being replaced by Pilates studios, coworking spaces and sleek cafes advertising oat-milk lattes and avocado toast.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022

I would walk around, reading the handwritten menus at mom-and-pop fondas, and dine at whatever restaurants' menu caught my eye.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2021

Over time, comida corrida menus have evolved and become a mainstay of restaurants across the city, offered at eateries from high-end fondas to the cheapest comida comunitarias.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2021

Like other urban creatures, I found the fondas I liked the best.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2021

I mention this specially because a lack of sitting-rooms is usually the weak point of Balearic fondas.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Mary Stuart Boyd

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