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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There’s not a thing of which I’m fonda Than this, my ’87 Honda.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2022
I still drift into my local fonda on a weekly basis.
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
By the orders of the consul we were marched up to a "fonda," or eating house, facing the Plaza de Armas, which we understood was to be our home during our stay.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Frank T. Bullen
"Lily and I looked at each other and we had goosebumps," Fonda said.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“To her gay and trans fans, I want you to know that she loved you,” Fonda wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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
The song that made Parton a true pop crossover, a movie star with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and an Oscar nominee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Long before he even suspected who Henry Fonda was, he found himself the subject of unflattering comparisons everywhere he went.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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
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
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
Like other urban creatures, I found the fondas I liked the best.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2021
You will find fondas, horses, and roads divided into the bad, the worse, and the worst, and bad is the best.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton
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