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• fonda
  fonda

  noun

  an inn or restaurant.
• Fonda
  Fonda

  noun

  Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.

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

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

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

Near where the hills meet the plain we passed the village of Esglayeta, an attractive hamlet consisting of little more than a church and a wayside fonda.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart