fonda
noun
an inn or restaurant.
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
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
Before marrying and settling down as hotel-keepers, the husband had been a steward on South American steamers, and the wife had been cook to the former proprietors of the fonda.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Mary Stuart Boyd
But Parton refused to distance herself from Fonda just to appease her more conservative fans.
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
It was her first movie role, and Fonda was eager to cast her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Jane Fonda, who also starred in the workplace comedy, posted on Instagram that she was “devastated.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“And I don’t look the least bit like him. And even if I do look like Henry Fonda, what difference does that make?”
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
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
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
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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