fonda

¹ American  

[fawn-dah, fon-duh] / ˈfɔn dɑ, ˈfɒn də /

noun

Spanish.

plural

fondas

1. an inn or restaurant.

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Fonda ² American  

[fon-duh] / ˈfɒn də /

noun

1. Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.

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

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Fonda British  

/ ˈfɒndə /

noun

1. 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

2. 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)

3. 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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Example Sentences

There’s not a thing of which I’m fonda Than this, my ’87 Honda.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 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

El dueño de una fonda es encarcelado debido a torpes declaraciones de los empleados y cada uno de ellos busca trabajo.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2019

A fonda is like a bistro or trattoria – homey, intimate, a family affair.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2016

The diligence drew up at the door of a fonda, and Moreno announced that we were to take supper and wait until midnight.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various