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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Fonda
[ fon-duh ]
/ ˈfɒn də /
noun
Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.
his daughter, Jane, born 1937, U.S. actress.
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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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