rotonde

Etymology

French rotonde

Noun

rotonde (plural rotondes)

1. (historical) A ruff worn during the beginning of the 17th century; a cope.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔndə
• IPA^(key): /roˈtɔn.də/

Noun

rotonde f (plural rotonden or rotondes, diminutive rotondetje n)

1. roundabout (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island)

Anagrams

• troonde

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rotonda, from Latin rotunda, feminine of rotundus. Doublet of rond.

Noun

rotonde f (plural rotondes)

1. (architecture) rotunda

Further reading

• “rotonde” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

rotonde

1. feminine plural of rotondo

Noun

rotonde f

1. plural of rotonda