fonda
noun
an inn or restaurant.
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fonda
1 American
[fawn-dah, fon-duh]
/ ˈfɔn dɑ, ˈfɒn də /
noun
Spanish.
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fondas
plural
Fonda
2
American
[fon-duh]
/ ˈfɒn də /
noun
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Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.
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his daughter Jane, born 1937, U.S. actress.
Fonda
British
/ ˈfɒndə /
noun
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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
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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)
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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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The term has been usurped by chefs and restaurateurs in Mexico, but DC Corazon is the genuine article: a fonda that channels the many tastes of the family that owns it.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
Like the thousands of other fonda operators in CDMX, the economic structure of a comida corrida demands selling as many meals as possible, as cheaply as possible.
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 was no fonda at all, amended another.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Mary Stuart Boyd
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
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
But as temperatures hit 103 degrees outside the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, she couldn’t help but shout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
After learning of her death, Fonda posted on social media: "She is woven into all our lives and hearts forever."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
The attentive chef of the Marina had made us independent of fondas, and Pepe had promised to find us a good place to lunch in.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Mary Stuart Boyd
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