OriginFrom Spanish fonda, from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn, hotel; manor”), from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all, every”) + the combining form of δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to receive”) + -εῖον (-eîon, “-ium: forming building names”). Doublet of fonduk and fondaco.
- An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
“Nothing was ever stolen in the Hotel Montana. In other fondas, yes. Not here.”
- A surname.
- A city in Iowa.
- A village, the county seat of Montgomery County, New York.
Formsfondas(plural)