Gioconda
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Gioconda
Italian: the smiling (lady)
Example Sentences
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Exiled Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli said on Wednesday that the government censored the publication of her latest novel in her home country because it is "afraid" to hear the truth.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The list of people affected included a well-known poet, Gioconda Belli; a high-profile journalist, Carlos Fernando Chamorro; a former Sandinista leader, Luis Carrión; and a prominent human rights activist, Vilma Núñez.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023
“We can ride the wave of the triumph in Argentina,” said Gioconda Espina, a longtime Venezuelan women’s rights activist.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2021
She becomes friends with Gioconda, a writer; her lover, Gianni; and a Scottish scientist called Justin Tulloch.
From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2010
“Beware, La Gioconda is a dangerous picture,” writes the French historian Jules Michelet.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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