fonda

[ fawn-dah; English fon-duh ]

/ ˈfɔn dɑ; English ˈfɒn də /

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noun, plural fon·das

[fawn-dahs; English fon-duhz]. /ˈfɔn dɑs; English ˈfɒn dəz/. Spanish.

an inn or restaurant.

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Other definitions for fonda (2 of 2)

Fonda

[ fon-duh ]

/ ˈfɒn də /

noun

Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.

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

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How to use fonda in a sentence

An analogous move, Brownstein argues, took place in politics, as Hayden and Fonda essentially unplugged — they softened their earlier stance as revolutionaries and, instead, through the Indochina Peace Campaign, began lobbying to effect change.
There was a cultural shift in 1974, and Los Angeles played a starring role|Louis Masur|June 11, 2021|Washington Post
He once remarked to me that “Henry Fonda turns in the same performance year after year and the critics always call it wonderful.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fonda tried in vain to convince Jarrow and Archer to ditch the project.
Anne Archer: Women in Hollywood Are Doomed Forever|Nico Hines|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fonda was always willing to speak out even when it might be detrimental to her career.
Anne Archer: Women in Hollywood Are Doomed Forever|Nico Hines|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Despite the hard work of women like Fonda, Archer said, there had been no sea-change in attitudes within the industry.
Anne Archer: Women in Hollywood Are Doomed Forever|Nico Hines|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Trial of Jane Fonda is at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh until August 24.
Anne Archer: Women in Hollywood Are Doomed Forever|Nico Hines|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many an evening have I met them on these roads, billing and cooing like the doves on La Fonda's eaves.
In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II|Various
But what he said has become true; for when again he set his foot among the dead ashes of Fonda's Bush, it became Broadalbin.
The Little Red Foot|Robert W. Chambers
"I cannot desert Mr. Fonda at such a time," said she with that same pale and frightened obstinacy I had encountered at Bowman's.
The Little Red Foot|Robert W. Chambers
At the well I called to my men, who got up from the grass and greeted Major Fonda with unmilitary familiarity.
The Little Red Foot|Robert W. Chambers
"If you wish it, I am now at liberty to remain with you till Mr. Fonda sends for me," replied Penelope.
The Little Red Foot|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for fonda

Fonda

/ (ˈfɒndə) /

noun

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

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)

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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