tondo

American  

[ton-doh, tawn-daw] / ˈtɒn doʊ, ˈtɔn dɔ /

noun

PLURAL

tondi

1. a round painting or relief.

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tondo British  

/ ˈtɒndəʊ /

noun

1. a circular easel painting or relief carving

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Etymology

Origin of tondo

First recorded in 1885–90; from Italian: “plate, circle, round painting,” noun use of the adjective: “round,” shortening of rotondo, from Latin rotundus “wheel-shaped, circular, round”

Example Sentences

At an impromptu rally in Tondo, a low-income neighbourhood in Manila's port area, Sara Duterte played an emotionally-charged video of the moment her father was taken into custody at Manila's international airport and put on a private jet to The Hague.

From BBC

His image is similarly ubiquitous chez Gardo, a shack without plumbing in Manila’s largest slum, Tondo.

From New York Times

Years ago, while visiting Florence, Italy’s famed Uffizi gallery, screenwriter David Hemingson found himself captivated by the famed painting of the holy family known as the Doni Tondo.

From Salon

Helping this along is another inspiration taken from the Doni Tondo, in that Hemingson thinks of Barton’s temporarily vacant Barton school grounds as “a biodome.”

From Salon

Felizardo lived in Parola Tondo, sometimes described as Manila's worst slum.

From BBC