/ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/
OriginUnadapted borrowing from Italian rondò, itself an unadapted borrowing of French rondeau. Doublet of rondeau; see there for further etymology.
- countableA musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- countableA small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy.
- countableA dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others.
- countable, uncountableA game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other smaller group tries to take possession of the ball.
“And four years after Pep from Catalonia first clapped eyes on Phil from Stockport across a crowded rondo, here finally was the consummation.”
- obsolete, uncountableA gambling game played with small balls on a table.
Formsrondos(plural)
Source: Wiktionary